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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Part 5, what does Iphigenia do right before the procession forms?
(a) She calls out Artemis' name.
(b) She raises her arms to Zeus.
(c) She raises the image.
(d) She calls to King Thoas.

2. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he tells her that one of the strangers drew his sword. What did the stranger do with his sword?
(a) He threw it out into the sea.
(b) He came after the herdsman.
(c) He started stabbing the cattle.
(d) He stabbed the ground.

3. Who does Iphigenia tell the King that the young strangers told her was prospering and alive?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Electra.
(d) Achilles.

4. Who are Artemis' parents?
(a) Zeus and Leto.
(b) Zeus and Athena.
(c) Apollo and Leto.
(d) Apollo and Athena.

5. After Orestes tells Pylades what he wants Pylades to do for him when he gets home, what does he ask that his sister leave for him?
(a) A locket.
(b) A drop of holy water.
(c) A rose.
(d) A lock of hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iphigenia asks Orestes about the king's son in Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, and asks where he lives, what is Orestes' reply?

2. When the messenger is telling the King about Orestes and Pylades escaping in Part 6, who does he tell the King came up on the troop and drove them back?

3. In Part 6 of Iphigenia of Taurus, who says "that purification was a trick"?

4. When Iphigenia is speaking to King Thoas, she tells him that the holy image of Artemis shrank backward. What does she tell King Thoas this event reveals to her?

5. In Part 6 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who hammers on the temple door?

(see the answer key)

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