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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3, when Iphigenia tells Orestes that he is the visitor she has longed for, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia to hug?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her sword.
(d) Her good luck.

2. Who is Iphigenia's father?
(a) Thoas.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Apollo.

3. While Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, she mentions that she is without what four things?
(a) Brother, friend, country, and horse.
(b) Husband, child, city, and friend.
(c) Country, child, farm, and fortune.
(d) Friend, ship, family, and country.

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

5. In the Chorus' opening prayer to Artemis, what do they speak about that "crop the green meadows"?
(a) Sheep of Hellas.
(b) Horses of Hellas.
(c) Servants of Hellas.
(d) Pigs of Hellas.

6. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?
(a) Electra.
(b) Leda.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Hellena.

7. What name does Orestes tell Iphigenia would name him justly when he is talking with her outside the temple?
(a) The Unfortunate.
(b) The Willing.
(c) The Brave.
(d) The Sad.

8. When Iphigenia and Orestes are speaking to each other outside the temple in Part 3, who does Orestes tell Iphigenia is no more trustworthy than a fleeting dream?
(a) The Gods.
(b) King Thoas.
(c) Apollo.
(d) His father.

9. Where does Iphigenia tell the Chorus she was sent in a chariot of state to?
(a) Taurus.
(b) Aulis.
(c) Helen.
(d) Athens.

10. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?
(a) The Furies.
(b) Helen.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Apollo.

11. Iphigenia talks about the seizure of Helen in Part 1. Who is Helen's husband?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Thoas.
(d) Menelaus.

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

13. Iphigenia claims that even from the time of her conception and childhood that something "lay hard" for her. What is it?
(a) Her service in the temple.
(b) The hand of Fate.
(c) Her understanding of war.
(d) Her labors in the field.

14. 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) A magic sword.
(b) Powerful armor.
(c) The statue of Artemis.
(d) Iphigenia.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Iphigenia order to go into the temple and prepare for the sacrifice?

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

3. When Iphigenia is speaking with Orestes outside the temple, she mentions a particular name that is in the world's mouth. What name is that?

4. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?

5. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?

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