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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Iphigenia think her dream is about in Part 1?
(a) Electra.
(b) Her father.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Zeus.

2. In the beginning of Part 3, who tells Iphigenia that they need no tears from her?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pylades.
(d) The Chorus.

3. When Iphigenia is telling King Thoas what must be done for purification of the sacrifices, he tells her that what two things are very proper?
(a) Her carefulness and swiftness.
(b) Her love and purity.
(c) Her loyalty and concern.
(d) Her care and piety.

4. Who is Agamemnon's grandfather?
(a) Pelops.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

5. When Iphigenia is telling the King about the young strangers trying to win her heart, what does she claim that she hates?
(a) Helen.
(b) Troy.
(c) Hellas.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes states that people claim that something fell from the sky into the temple. What was this item that fell from the sky?

2. Where was the altar on which Iphigenia was going to be sacrificed?

3. When Orestes and Iphigenia are working out a plan to deliver the letter in Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does Orestes ask Iphigenia about, wondering if they will consent to letting Pylades go?

4. When Orestes and Iphigenia are discussing Hellas, Orestes tells Iphigenia that a particular person's end was terrible. Who is Orestes talking about?

5. In the Chorus' opening prayer to Artemis, what do they speak about that "crop the green meadows"?

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