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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Electra.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

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

4. Whose pure blood does Iphigenia say she needs to purge the taint of murder on the men?
(a) Two young lambs.
(b) A young calf.
(c) A pure white dove.
(d) Three chickens.

5. When the messenger is telling the King about Orestes and Pylades escaping in Part 6, who does he tell the King came up on the troop and drove them back?
(a) Iphigenia and members of the Chorus.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Orestes and Pylades.
(d) Archers.

6. Who does Iphigenia tell the King that the young strangers told her was prospering and alive?
(a) Electra.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

7. When Iphigenia and Orestes are speaking about sending Iphigenia's letter back home, who does Iphigenia say will see Pylades on board the ship?
(a) Iphigenia, herself.
(b) Some favored guards.
(c) A trusted herdsman.
(d) The Chorus.

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

9. In Part 6 of Iphigenia of Taurus, when Thoas asks the messenger how it is possible that Iphigenia is gone and why she is gone, what does the messenger tell him?
(a) That Iphigenia is gone because she wanted to save Orestes.
(b) That Iphigenia is gone because she was kidnapped by Orestes and Pylades.
(c) That Iphigenia is still hiding amongst the caves.
(d) That Iphigenia is gone because she wanted to live in Athens.

10. 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 Artemis does not want to sacrifice these men.
(b) That it is unsafe to sacrifice these strangers.
(c) That the strangers are tainted sacrifices.
(d) That the strangers are Gods.

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

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

13. In Part 4, what does Orestes tell Iphigenia is the mission that Apollo gave him?
(a) To taint the statue of Artemis so it is no longer clean.
(b) To take the statue of Artemis and set it up in Athens.
(c) To break the statue of Artemis on the jagged rocks of Taurus.
(d) To bring the statue of Artemis to him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who kills the dragon that is mentioned in the hymn by the Chorus in Part 6?

3. 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?

4. In the beginning of Part 6, what does the Chorus state that Artemis is the queen of?

5. What does King Thoas tell Iphigenia he thinks the young strangers have done?

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