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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Helen.
(d) Menelaus.

2. Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she is the doomed victim of what?
(a) Helen's treachery.
(b) Her father's villainy.
(c) Achilles' love.
(d) Fate.

3. In Part 5 of Iphigenia in Taurus, the first person to speak asks if something is blazing. What does this person inquire about?
(a) The strangers' bodies.
(b) The red sun.
(c) The temple laterns.
(d) The fires on the city gates.

4. Iphigenia talks about the seizure of Helen in Part 1. Who is Helen's husband?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Thoas.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of sea do they describe?

2. At the opening of Part 5 of Iphigenia of Taurus, which single person enters the scene?

3. At the end of Part 5, what does Iphigenia do right before the procession forms?

4. When Iphigenia asks Orestes and Pylades if they are brothers in Part 3, what does Orestes say in reply?

5. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who enters the scene besides Iphigenia?

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