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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Iphigenia enters the scene from the temple, where does she ask King Thoas to stand?
(a) At the altar.
(b) By the image of Artemis.
(c) At the door.
(d) By the pillars.

3. In Part 4, Iphigenia returns from the temple and speaks with Orestes and Pylades and hands them her letter. What does she state the letter is written on?
(a) Artemis' prayer.
(b) One piece of golden paper.
(c) Protected folds.
(d) Several folds.

4. In Part 6 of Iphigenia of Taurus, who says "that purification was a trick"?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) The messenger.
(d) King Thoas.

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

6. 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 fell.
(b) Its eyelids closed.
(c) It rocked back and forth and spoke.
(d) It raised its sword.

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

8. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes is telling Pylades that he must leave and go back home. Orestes tells Pylades that he must go home and perpetuate his name. How does Orestes tell Pylades to perpetuate his name?
(a) To build an image of him.
(b) To proclaim his name and his mission to all the inhabitants of Hellas.
(c) To go home to his wife and bear children.
(d) To tell everyone about him.

9. Who does the Chorus mention drove Themis from the holy seat of Pytho?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Athena.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Apollo.

10. 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) King Thoas.
(c) One of the temple attendants.
(d) Iphigenia.

11. When Iphigenia is telling the King about the young strangers trying to win her heart, what does she claim that she hates?
(a) Helen.
(b) Troy.
(c) Her father.
(d) Hellas.

12. What does Orestes tell the messenger when he and the others are trying to stop Orestes and Pylades from escaping?
(a) That he is seeking revenge for Apollo.
(b) That he is sealing his fate with stealing the image of Artemis.
(c) That he is too proud to die in the land of Taurus.
(d) That he is Iphigenia's brother and he's going to take her home.

13. When Orestes is telling Pylades to go back home, what does he ask Pylades to do for him?
(a) To build a home.
(b) To remember him.
(c) To build a tomb.
(d) To kiss his wife goodbye.

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

15. 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) King Thoas.
(c) Athena.
(d) Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of doors are located on the temple of Artemis?

2. Who are Artemis' parents?

3. In the opening of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "this is no cause for joy, when death parts friend from friend"?

4. In Part 4, who asks Iphigenia to prescribe a pious oath for Pylades?

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

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