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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "this is no cause for joy, when death parts friend from friend"?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Orestes.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Pylades.

2. In Part 4, who does Iphigenia ask Pylades to deliver her message/letter to?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Electra.

3. When Iphigenia questions Orestes about Argos in Part 4, who does Orestes say rules Argos?
(a) Strophius.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Menelaus.

4. After King Thoas has ordered the guards to go towards the shore to try to capture the escapees and the guards make off toward the shore, who appears?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

5. When the messenger is describing the escape of Orestes and Pylades, he also describes the oars and how they looked like what?
(a) Arms across the ocean.
(b) Lightning rods.
(c) Wooden tusks.
(d) A pair of wings.

6. Who kills the dragon that is mentioned in the hymn by the Chorus in Part 6?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Phoebus.
(d) Orestes.

7. When Iphigenia is telling King Thoas what must be done for purification of the sacrifices, he tells her that what two things are very proper?
(a) Her loyalty and concern.
(b) Her carefulness and swiftness.
(c) Her love and purity.
(d) Her care and piety.

8. What is the dragon guarding that the Chorus mentions in their hymn in the beginning of Part 6?
(a) The secret sword of Zeus.
(b) The magic cloak of Athens.
(c) The ancient oracle of the Earth.
(d) The image of Apollo.

9. What does Iphigenia tell King Thoas the strangers did to win her heart?
(a) They threatened to kill someone.
(b) They kissed her.
(c) They forced her to agree with them.
(d) They held out pleasing bait.

10. When the messenger is telling King Thoas about the escape of the prisoners, what does he tell the King that Iphigenia did to make them think she was busy with the ceremony?
(a) She burned a haystack.
(b) She splashed loudly in the sea.
(c) She chanted hymns.
(d) She gave a piercing cry.

11. In Part 6, who says, "I never trust a word a woman says"?
(a) King Thoas.
(b) Orestes.
(c) The messenger.
(d) Pylades.

12. When Iphigenia is speaking to King Thoas, she tells him that the holy image of Artemis shrank backward. What does she tell King Thoas this event reveals to her?
(a) That the strangers are tainted sacrifices.
(b) That the strangers are Gods.
(c) That it is unsafe to sacrifice these strangers.
(d) That Artemis does not want to sacrifice these men.

13. Who is Pylades' father?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Strophius.
(d) Achilles.

14. When Iphigenia is speaking with King Thoas about the image moving, she tells him that something else happened as well as the movement. What else does Iphigenia say happened with the image?
(a) It raised its sword.
(b) It rocked back and forth and spoke.
(c) It fell.
(d) Its eyelids closed.

15. When the ship that Orestes, Pylades, and Iphigenia have escaped to begins to be driven backward towards the land, what does Iphigenia start to do?
(a) Cry and wail to her brother.
(b) Pray to Artemis.
(c) Help row the oars across the seawaters.
(d) Sing to the Gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orestes is telling Pylades to go back home, what does he ask Pylades to do for him?

2. In Part 4, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia is the mission that Apollo gave him?

3. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who claims that Phoebus' pronouncements are no help to them?

4. In the beginning of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does the Chorus address by saying, "A voyage of tears awaits you"?

5. After the Chorus finishes their hymn in the beginning of Part 6, who enters the scene?

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