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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters from the central door while the Chorus is praying to Artemis?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Thoas.
(c) Guards.
(d) Temple attendants.

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

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

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

5. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is speaking of her past, what does she tell the Chorus she doesn't believe any god is?
(a) Kind.
(b) Heartless.
(c) Evil.
(d) Loving.

6. Who enters as Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus?
(a) King Thoas.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pylades.
(d) A herdsman.

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

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

9. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her love.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her sister.

10. 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 Agememnon is king.
(c) That Helen was evil.
(d) That Troy no longer stands and was destroyed in war.

11. 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) Pylades.
(c) Her sword.
(d) Her good luck.

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

13. 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 have a feast.
(d) To toss them into the sea.

14. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of sea do they describe?
(a) A blue sea.
(b) An unfriendly sea.
(c) A raging sea.
(d) A cold sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orestes and Iphigenia are discussing Hellas, Orestes tells Iphigenia that a particular person's end was terrible. Who is Orestes talking about?

2. In Part 3, what does Iphigenia suggest will happen to Orestes' friend, Pylades, if she sets Orestes free to deliver a letter to Argos?

3. The Herdsman hears one of the young men's names. Who is the young man that he knows the name of?

4. When Orestes and Iphigenia are speaking to each other, Iphigenia asks Orestes if anyone still lives in Agamemnon's house. What is Orestes' reply?

5. How are Apollo and Artemis related?

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