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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. What name does Orestes tell Iphigenia would name him justly when he is talking with her outside the temple?
(a) The Brave.
(b) The Sad.
(c) The Willing.
(d) The Unfortunate.

2. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Southern.
(d) Northern.

3. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?
(a) Throw it into the sea.
(b) Break it.
(c) Take it back and give it to Athens.
(d) Give it to Apollo.

4. In Part 2, when Iphigenia is done speaking to the Chorus, where does she go?
(a) To the field with the cattle.
(b) Inside the temple.
(c) To her bedroom.
(d) To the seashore.

5. When Iphigenia is speaking with Orestes outside the temple, she mentions a particular name that is in the world's mouth. What name is that?
(a) Helen.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Troy.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Herdsman first enters and tells Iphigenia about the visitors, where does he tell Iphigenia the men are from?

2. The Herdsman hears one of the young men's names. Who is the young man that he knows the name of?

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

4. Who does the Herdsman consider a suitable victim and pleasing sacrifice for Artemis?

5. When the Chorus sees the two young men being led to the temple, who do they speak a brief prayer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Iphigenia explains in Part 2 that the men in her homeland already know her fate. What do they think has happened to Iphigenia?

2. When Iphigenia enters from the central door of the temple in the beginning of Part 2, why does she say she is sunk in "bitter tears and deep distress"?

3. Describe the conversation that Orestes and Iphigenia have concerning Odysseus during Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus.

4. In Part 4, when Iphigenia is telling Pylades the contents of her letter, why does Pylades tell Iphigenia that she has bound him with an easy oath?

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

6. 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?

7. In Part 2, what does Iphigenia say was happening while her father was bringing her to her death?

8. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, how does Iphigenia remember Orestes at the time she was taken away to be sacrificed?

9. How does the herdsman describe Orestes and Pylades to Iphigenia in Part 2 ?

10. In Part 5, why does King Thoas agree to not question why Iphigenia will take so long with the purification process?

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