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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Iphigenia promises Pylades and Orestes in Part 4 that she will send Pylades safely beyond what?
(a) The Golden horizon.
(b) The Green Hills.
(c) The Orange sun waves.
(d) The Purple Rocks.

2. In the beginning of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does the Chorus address by saying, "A voyage of tears awaits you"?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pylades.
(d) The guards.

3. In Part 5 of Iphigenia in Taurus, the first person to speak asks if something is blazing. What does this person inquire about?
(a) The temple laterns.
(b) The fires on the city gates.
(c) The strangers' bodies.
(d) The red sun.

4. When Orestes is trying to prove to Iphigenia who he is, he speaks of two people that nursed a feud. Who are they?
(a) Atreus and Thyestes.
(b) Agamemnon and Menelaus.
(c) Helen and Electra.
(d) Achilles and Electra.

5. What is the first thing Iphigenia requests of King Thoas when beginning with the purification ritual after she finishes explaining the need for the ritual?
(a) That the strangers get a chance to speak.
(b) That the strangers' arms be bound with cords.
(c) That the strangers do not know where they are.
(d) That the strangers remain unbound.

6. What type of doors are located on the temple of Artemis?
(a) Heavy.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Riveted.
(d) Bolted.

7. When Iphigenia is speaking to King Thoas about the young strangers in Part 5, what is the reason she tells King Thoas that she recognized the "stain" on them?
(a) She saw it in their eyes.
(b) The holy image turned away.
(c) She could hear the Furies.
(d) Artemis whispered their wrongdoings to her.

8. 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 care and piety.
(c) Her carefulness and swiftness.
(d) Her love and purity.

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

10. What does Iphigenia tell King Thoas he must do when the men come from the temple?
(a) Hold his cloak before his eyes.
(b) Follow them to the sea.
(c) Read them their rights.
(d) Pray to Artemis for their cleanliness.

11. In Part 5, why does King Thoas have a "strong desire" to learn about the young men?
(a) Because he always wants to know who is being sacrificed at all times.
(b) Because they are strange to him.
(c) Because Iphigenia tells him they are foul with kindred blood.
(d) Because he recognizes them.

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

13. After the Chorus finishes their hymn in the beginning of Part 6, who enters the scene?
(a) A messenger.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Iphigenia.

14. In Part 5, what does Iphigenia tell King Thoas washes "clean all the foulness of mankind"?
(a) The holy water in the temple.
(b) The sea.
(c) Her own tears.
(d) Fire from the holy temple.

15. In Part 6, what is the first stanza called that the Chorus recites in their poem?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Strophe.
(d) Antistrophe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Iphigenia tells King Thoas of the rituals she must perform on the sacrifices, what does she tell King Thoas is needful?

2. When Orestes is trying to prove to Iphigenia that he is her brother, what does he tell her is hidden in her own room in their father's palace?

3. When Iphigenia is speaking to Orestes and Pylades in Part 4 about taking her message back home, who does Iphigenia tell Pylades saved her from her father's hand?

4. When the messenger is describing the escape of Orestes and Pylades, he also describes the oars and how they looked like what?

5. In Part 6 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who hammers on the temple door?

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