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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When Orestes is speaking of appearing in court for killing his mother, who does he say raised a hand for his acquittal?
(a) Zeus.
(b) The Furies.
(c) Athena.
(d) Apollo.

3. When the messenger is describing the escape of Orestes and Pylades, he tells the King that neither party had swords but that Orestes' men came at them with what?
(a) Rocks and Hands.
(b) Feet and Rocks.
(c) Fists and Feet.
(d) Hands and Feet.

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

5. When King Thoas learns what the young strangers have done, who does he claim would recoil from that type of action?
(a) A monstrous heathen.
(b) A savage.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orestes is telling Iphigenia about two people that nursed a feud, what does he tell Iphigenia that these two were fighting over?

2. In Part 5, after Iphigenia tells King Thoas what the citizens of the city must do, what does she tell him must be shunned?

3. In Part 6, who says, "I never trust a word a woman says"?

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

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

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