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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills the dragon that is mentioned in the hymn by the Chorus in Part 6?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Phoebus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Apollo.

2. In Part 6, what is the first stanza called that the Chorus recites in their poem?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Antistrophe.
(d) Strophe.

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

4. 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) Protected folds.
(c) One piece of golden paper.
(d) Several folds.

5. In Part 5, what does Iphigenia tell King Thoas washes "clean all the foulness of mankind"?
(a) Fire from the holy temple.
(b) Her own tears.
(c) The holy water in the temple.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pylades' father?

2. Which Mount did the mother of Artemis and Apollo bring them to?

3. Iphigenia tells King Thoas in Part 5 that the citizens must do what during the purification ritual?

4. When the messenger finishes telling the Chorus about the two young men, what do they tell the messenger concerning the King?

5. In Part 5 of Iphigenia in Taurus, the first person to speak asks if something is blazing. What does this person inquire about?

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