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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Iphigenia.
(d) The statue of Artemis.

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

4. What happens to the person that Iphigenia sees in her dream?
(a) He dies.
(b) He sails on forever on his ship.
(c) He fights a Cyclops.
(d) He prays to Artemis.

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

6. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is done speaking to the Chorus, where does she go?
(a) To the field with the cattle.
(b) To her bedroom.
(c) Inside the temple.
(d) To the seashore.

7. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Western.

8. In Part 3, when Iphigenia suggests that Orestes deliver a letter to Argos, what does Orestes suggest they change about Iphigenia's plan?
(a) That he and Pylades both deliver the letter.
(b) That Pylades deliver the letter and Orestes stay to be sacrificed.
(c) That they will send a member of the Chorus to deliver the letter and both men will face death.
(d) That no one will deliver the letter because he doesn't trust Iphigenia.

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

10. When Orestes and Iphigenia are discussing Hellas, Orestes tells Iphigenia that a particular person's end was terrible. Who is Orestes talking about?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Electra.

11. While Iphigenia is questioning Orestes in Part 3, Orestes tells Iphigenia that her "informant was correct" about something. What is it?
(a) That Achilles was betrothed to someone else.
(b) That Troy no longer stands and was destroyed in war.
(c) That Agememnon is king.
(d) That Helen was evil.

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

13. When does Pylades suggest that he and Orestes retrieve the item they are looking for in Taurus?
(a) Noon.
(b) Mid-morning.
(c) At the break of dawn.
(d) In the night.

14. Whose temple was Iphigenia to work in?
(a) Athena's.
(b) Artemis'.
(c) Hippodamia's.
(d) Helen's.

15. What two things does the Herdsman tell Iphigenia to get ready for the young men to be sacrificed?
(a) Sea-water and a sword.
(b) Wheat and barley.
(c) Barley-meal and holy-water.
(d) A sword and shield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Iphigenia betrothed to when she lived in Greece?

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

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

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?

5. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?

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