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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) Herself.
(b) Her good luck.
(c) Her sword.
(d) Pylades.

2. In Part 2 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she finds Artemis guilty of what?
(a) Hypocrisy.
(b) Love.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Justice.

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

4. What takes Iphigenia's place on the altar to be sacrificed instead?
(a) A horse.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A deer.
(d) A pig.

5. Iphigenia tells the Chorus that she is the doomed victim of what?
(a) Fate.
(b) Achilles' love.
(c) Helen's treachery.
(d) Her father's villainy.

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

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

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

9. Which character from the story enters first in Part 1?
(a) Thoas.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Pylades.

10. When Iphigenia arrived in Taurus, what was her appointed job in the temple?
(a) Attendant.
(b) Guard.
(c) Servant.
(d) Priestess.

11. In Part 2, when Iphigenia asks the Herdsman why he was down by the seashore, what is his reply?
(a) He was watching for ships.
(b) He was taking a bath.
(c) He was cleaning his clothing.
(d) He was washing his cattle.

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

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

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

15. When Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus, why is she in mourning?
(a) Because she is scared of King Thoas.
(b) Because she thinks her brother, Orestes, is dead.
(c) Because she was taken from her family.
(d) Because she does not like helping with sacrifices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Orestes asked to take from the temple by Phoebus Apollo?

2. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?

3. Who enters as Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus?

4. In the beginning of Part 3, who tells Iphigenia that they need no tears from her?

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

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