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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who claims that Phoebus' pronouncements are no help to them?
(a) Pylades.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Orestes.

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

4. 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) Pain.
(c) Determination.
(d) Solitude.

5. In the opening of Part 6 of Iphigenia in Taurus, a member of the Chorus starts a hymn by talking about long ago in a certain place. What is the place she mentions?
(a) Aries.
(b) Delos.
(c) Troy.
(d) Taurus.

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

7. 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 get a chance to speak.
(d) That the strangers' arms be bound with cords.

8. When the Chorus is speaking in the beginning of Part 6, what is the second stanza of the poem called?
(a) Antistrophe.
(b) Strophe.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Orestes.

9. In Part 5, why does Iphigenia ask the guards to wrap the young strangers' cloaks over their heads?
(a) So the Gods will only know their identity.
(b) So people cannot see them.
(c) To protect the citizens from harm.
(d) To show reverance for the sun's pure light.

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

11. When Iphigenia speaks of the statue of Artemis, she tells Orestes in Part 4 that only one person is allowed to touch it. Who is that person?
(a) One member of The Chorus.
(b) One of the temple attendants.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) King Thoas.

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

13. In the beginning of Part 6, what does the Chorus state that Artemis is the queen of?
(a) The quick sword.
(b) The well-aimed bow.
(c) The furious flying arrows.
(d) The planted seed.

14. At the opening of Part 5 when the single person enters the scene, who does he have with him?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Orestes and Pylades.
(c) His guards.
(d) Orestes and Iphigenia.

15. When Iphigenia enters the scene in Part 5, what is she carrying?
(a) The image of Artemis.
(b) A sword.
(c) Her letter.
(d) The cords that bind the strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 6, what is the first stanza called that the Chorus recites in their poem?

2. In Part 5, what does Iphigenia tell King Thoas washes "clean all the foulness of mankind"?

3. At the opening of Part 5 of Iphigenia of Taurus, which single person enters the scene?

4. What does Iphigenia tell King Thoas the strangers did to win her heart?

5. In Part 5, why does King Thoas have a "strong desire" to learn about the young men?

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