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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the mother of Artemis and Apollo?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Athena.
(c) Leto.
(d) Helen.

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

4. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "sometimes, somehow, extraordinary misfortune seems to take, by pure chance, some extraordinary turn"?
(a) Pylades.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Iphigenia.

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

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

7. After King Thoas has heard about the escape of Iphigenia, Orestes, and Pylades he suggests that they capture them, fling them down the rocky cliffs and impale their bodies on what?
(a) The altar of sacrifice.
(b) Stakes.
(c) The rocks.
(d) Swords.

8. What does King Thoas tell Iphigenia he thinks the young strangers have done?
(a) Killed a soldier.
(b) Hidden from their king.
(c) Escaped from prison.
(d) Killed one of his people.

9. 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) Several folds.
(d) Protected folds.

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

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) Iphigenia.
(b) One member of The Chorus.
(c) One of the temple attendants.
(d) King Thoas.

12. 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) Pain.
(d) Solitude.

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

14. 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 splashed loudly in the sea.
(d) She burned a haystack.

15. In Part 6 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who hammers on the temple door?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) King Thoas.
(c) Orestes.
(d) The messenger.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At the opening of Part 5 when the single person enters the scene, who does he have with him?

3. Who does Iphigenia tell the King that the young strangers told her was prospering and alive?

4. At the end of Part 5, what does Iphigenia do right before the procession forms?

5. 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?

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