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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Iphigenia betrothed to when she lived in Greece?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Thoas.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Achilles.

2. Whose temple was Iphigenia to work in?
(a) Artemis'.
(b) Hippodamia's.
(c) Helen's.
(d) Athena's.

3. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?
(a) The Furies.
(b) Helen.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Artemis.

4. When Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus, why is she in mourning?
(a) Because she was taken from her family.
(b) Because she thinks her brother, Orestes, is dead.
(c) Because she is scared of King Thoas.
(d) Because she does not like helping with sacrifices.

5. After Iphigenia talks about her dream and exits, who appears from the shore?
(a) Helen.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) King Thoas.
(d) Orestes and Pylades.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of rocks do they speak of?

2. Which character from the story enters first in Part 1?

3. When Iphigenia is telling the Chorus about her terrible past, she mentions that she would not hold who?

4. When Orestes and Iphigenia are speaking to each other, Iphigenia asks Orestes if anyone still lives in Agamemnon's house. What is Orestes' reply?

5. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 6, the messenger tells the King that after Iphigenia got onto the ship safely and the ship was on its way, he heard a ringing voice. What did the voice say?

2. In Part 5 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Iphigenia asks that two different things happen that involve cloaks. What are those two things?

3. When Iphigenia enters the scene in Part 5 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what reaction does the king have and why?

4. In Part 3, after the guards have entered the temple and Iphigenia is alone with the two young strangers, what does she begin asking them about?

5. When Iphigenia first finds out that Orestes and Pylades are from her homeland, what plan does she come up with?

6. Describe the opening scene of Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus.

7. When Orestes is trying to prove to Iphigenia that he is her brother, what story does he claim Iphigenia wove in her loom?

8. What plan does Iphigenia devise to make sure her message gets to its destination if the letter is lost or taken?

9. In the beginning of Part 2, who has just exited the scene, who enters the scene, and from where do they enter?

10. What final proof does Orestes provide Iphigenia with to let her know that he is indeed her brother?

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