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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 splashed loudly in the sea.
(b) She chanted hymns.
(c) She burned a haystack.
(d) She gave a piercing cry.

2. Besides the young strangers, what else does Iphigenia tell King Thoas she must purify?
(a) The king.
(b) Herself.
(c) Their ship.
(d) The image of Artemis.

3. When Orestes and Iphigenia are working out a plan to deliver the letter in Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does Orestes ask Iphigenia about, wondering if they will consent to letting Pylades go?
(a) The guards.
(b) The Taurian King.
(c) Artemis.
(d) The Chorus.

4. When the messenger is describing the escape of the prisoners and Iphigenia, he tells the King that something was at Iphigenia's feet that made her shrink away. What was it that made Iphigenia shrink away?
(a) The image of Artemis was on the ground before her.
(b) The foam from the waves.
(c) A serpent in the brush.
(d) An arrow from an archer had landed at her feet.

5. When Iphigenia tells King Thoas of the rituals she must perform on the sacrifices, what does she tell King Thoas is needful?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Determination.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Pain.

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

7. Who is Agamemnon's grandfather?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Pelops.

8. 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?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athena.
(d) King Thoas.

9. 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 do not know where they are.
(b) That the strangers remain unbound.
(c) That the strangers' arms be bound with cords.
(d) That the strangers get a chance to speak.

10. At the opening of Part 5 of Iphigenia of Taurus, which single person enters the scene?
(a) Thoas.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Orestes.

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

12. Who leads Orestes and Pylades out of the temple on their way to the purification ritual?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Guards.
(c) Guards and temple attendants.
(d) King Thoas.

13. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Pylades says in an aside that he will ask no questions of Iphigenia. Why does he say that he will ask no questions?
(a) Because he doesn't know what to say.
(b) He can't, because he is so dumbfounded by her story.
(c) So he can hear the truth.
(d) So Orestes can ask questions.

14. At the end of Part 6 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what is Orestes ordered to do when he reaches Athens?
(a) To deliver his sister to her father's house.
(b) To build a shrine.
(c) To take Pylades safely to his wife, Electra.
(d) To find a wife to wed.

15. When Pylades is telling Orestes in Part 4 that he will not leave Orestes behind to be sacrificed by himself, he tells Orestes that he will give his body along with Orestes to what two things?
(a) The fire and water.
(b) The sword and water.
(c) The knife and sword.
(d) The knife and fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orestes speaks of appearing in court for killing his mother, where does he say the court met?

2. When Iphigenia tells the King that the young strangers were trying to win her heart, who does she claim the strangers told her about?

3. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "sometimes, somehow, extraordinary misfortune seems to take, by pure chance, some extraordinary turn"?

4. In Part 5, after Iphigenia tells King Thoas what the citizens of the city must do, what does she tell him must be shunned?

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

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