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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Part 6, the Chorus tells of Apollo and his skill at what?
(a) The harp.
(b) The sword.
(c) The lyre.
(d) The guitar.

2. When Iphigenia speaks of the statue of Artemis, she tells Orestes in Part 4 that only one person is allowed to touch it. Who is that person?
(a) One member of The Chorus.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) One of the temple attendants.
(d) King Thoas.

3. When the guards reappear after Orestes and Iphigenia have spoken about Orestes' fate, what does Iphigenia tell the guards to do about the two young men?
(a) Take them back to their ship and tie them inside.
(b) Guard them and leave them unbound.
(c) Lead them back to the temple.
(d) Bind them and guard them.

4. What is the dragon guarding that the Chorus mentions in their hymn in the beginning of Part 6?
(a) The ancient oracle of the Earth.
(b) The secret sword of Zeus.
(c) The magic cloak of Athens.
(d) The image of Apollo.

5. Who is the king of the Taurian country?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Thoas.
(d) Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, she mentions that she is without what four things?

2. In Part 4, who asks Iphigenia to prescribe a pious oath for Pylades?

3. Who is Iphigenia's father?

4. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who claims that Phoebus' pronouncements are no help to them?

5. In the opening of Part 6 of Iphigenia in Taurus, a member of the Chorus starts a hymn by talking about long ago in a certain place. What is the place she mentions?

(see the answer key)

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