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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) That he lives in the afterlife and here on earth.
(b) That he does not live.
(c) That the king's son lives nowhere and everywhere.
(d) That he has visited the Gods and lives nowhere.

2. Where was the altar on which Iphigenia was going to be sacrificed?
(a) Athens.
(b) Troy.
(c) Aulis.
(d) Hellas.

3. In Part 3, what does Iphigenia suggest will happen to Orestes' friend, Pylades, if she sets Orestes free to deliver a letter to Argos?
(a) She will hide him and then help him escape.
(b) She will set him free.
(c) She will marry him.
(d) She will still sacrifice Pylades.

4. In Part 2, after Iphigenia leaves, the Chorus begins a long questioning of who the strangers are. Who does the Chorus say they wish would come to "this shore" to be sacrificed?
(a) Electra.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Helen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, when Iphigenia suggests that Orestes deliver a letter to Argos, what does Orestes suggest they change about Iphigenia's plan?

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. When Iphigenia enters the scene from the temple and is speaking with King Thoas in Part 5, what does she ask the Gods to guard them from?

4. What does Iphigenia tell King Thoas the strangers did to win her heart?

5. In the beginning of Part 6, the Chorus tells of Apollo and his skill at what?

(see the answer key)

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