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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Herdsman hears one of the young men's names. Who is the young man that he knows the name of?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Pylades.
(d) Apollo.

2. After Iphigenia talks about her dream and exits, who appears from the shore?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) King Thoas.
(c) Helen.
(d) Orestes and Pylades.

3. When Iphigenia asks Orestes and Pylades if they are brothers in Part 3, what does Orestes say in reply?
(a) That they are brothers in love, but not blood.
(b) That they are just friends.
(c) That they are twin brothers.
(d) That they are comrades.

4. When Iphigenia is telling the Chorus about her terrible past, she mentions that she would not hold who?
(a) Her betrothed, Achilles.
(b) Her father, Agamemnon.
(c) Her brother, Orestes.
(d) Her sister, Electra.

5. After Iphigenia finishes talking about her dream, where does she go?
(a) Into the temple.
(b) Down to the shore.
(c) Into a field.
(d) To speak with the Chorus.

6. In Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes states that people claim that something fell from the sky into the temple. What was this item that fell from the sky?
(a) Powerful armor.
(b) A magic sword.
(c) The statue of Artemis.
(d) Iphigenia.

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

8. Who snatched Iphigenia from the altar from which she was to be sacrificed?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Helen.

9. In Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "do we not know what sorrow is"?
(a) Pylades.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Orestes.

10. What does Iphigenia actually do inside the temple?
(a) She prays for all the citizens of Taurus.
(b) She prepares victims for sacrifice, but does not perform the actual sacrifice.
(c) She prepares the swords.
(d) She waxes the statue of Artemis.

11. What is Orestes asked to take from the temple by Phoebus Apollo?
(a) A dead corpse.
(b) King Thoas' armor.
(c) The statue of Artemis.
(d) A shield from Apollo.

12. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he mentions something about their country's custom towards strangers. What is their country's custom towards strangers?
(a) To put them on a trail.
(b) To sacrifice them.
(c) To toss them into the sea.
(d) To have a feast.

13. What does Orestes suggest that he and Pylades do, to which Pylades replies, "out of the question- we're not used to it"?
(a) Run away.
(b) Hide.
(c) Steal some horses.
(d) Kill someone.

14. When the Herdsman first enters and tells Iphigenia about the visitors, where does he tell Iphigenia the men are from?
(a) The purple east.
(b) Troy.
(c) Hellas.
(d) Athens.

15. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?
(a) With the Gods.
(b) Hellas.
(c) Argos.
(d) Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iphigenia starts asking Orestes many questions in Part 3, Orestes finally asks her why she is so interested in Hellas. What is Iphigenia's reply to Orestes' question?

2. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?

3. Why did the king of Taurus receive his particular name?

4. In Part 2, when Iphigenia asks the Herdsman why he was down by the seashore, what is his reply?

5. While Iphigenia is questioning Orestes in Part 3, Orestes tells Iphigenia that her "informant was correct" about something. What is it?

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