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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) His sister.

2. When Iphigenia and Orestes are speaking about sending Iphigenia's letter back home, who does Iphigenia say will see Pylades on board the ship?
(a) Some favored guards.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) A trusted herdsman.
(d) Iphigenia, herself.

3. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia order the guards to untie?
(a) The image from the pedestal.
(b) The ropes binding the swords.
(c) Orestes' and Pylades' arms.
(d) Her hair.

4. Why does Iphigenia feel like the rites she celebrates are unfit for song?
(a) Because she "lures men in only to kill them".
(b) Because she helps "drench an altar with blood of travelers".
(c) Because she "sings a song of death".
(d) Because she helps "sail men's body to sea".

5. When Iphigenia enters the scene in Part 5, what is she carrying?
(a) Her letter.
(b) The cords that bind the strangers.
(c) The image of Artemis.
(d) A sword.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia claim is her first care?

3. When Iphigenia is telling the Chorus about her terrible past, she mentions that she would not hold who?

4. In Part 4, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia is the mission that Apollo gave him?

5. When Pylades is telling Orestes in Part 4 that he will not leave Orestes behind to be sacrificed by himself, he tells Orestes that he will give his body along with Orestes to what two things?

(see the answer key)

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