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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Iphigenia promises Pylades and Orestes in Part 4 that she will send Pylades safely beyond what?
(a) The Purple Rocks.
(b) The Golden horizon.
(c) The Green Hills.
(d) The Orange sun waves.

2. At the end of Part 5, what does Iphigenia do right before the procession forms?
(a) She raises her arms to Zeus.
(b) She calls to King Thoas.
(c) She raises the image.
(d) She calls out Artemis' name.

3. 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 fell.
(c) It raised its sword.
(d) Its eyelids closed.

4. When Orestes and Iphigenia are working out a plan to deliver the letter in Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does Orestes ask Iphigenia about, wondering if they will consent to letting Pylades go?
(a) The Taurian King.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The guards.
(d) Artemis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does the Chorus address by saying, "A voyage of tears awaits you"?

2. When Iphigenia enters the scene from the temple and is speaking with King Thoas in Part 5, what does she ask the Gods to guard them from?

3. In Part 5, why does King Thoas have a "strong desire" to learn about the young men?

4. Besides the young strangers, what else does Iphigenia tell King Thoas she must purify?

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

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