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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the king of the Taurian country?
2. In the Chorus' opening prayer to Artemis, what do they speak about that "crop the green meadows"?
3. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia order the guards to untie?
4. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?
5. In Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "do we not know what sorrow is"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the dream that Iphigenia has.
2. 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?
3. What does Iphigenia think her dream means?
4. What is Orestes' mission that Apollo sent him to complete?
5. How does the herdsman tell Iphigenia that he captured the two young strangers?
6. What does Iphigenia promise she will do after Orestes has been sacrificed?
7. Describe the opening scene of Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus.
8. In Part 6 of Iphigenia in Taurus, the messenger tells the King about the escape of Orestes, Pylades, and Iphigenia. After the messenger tells the King about the escape, he tells the King that he'll be even more surprised by what other news he has tell him. What is the other news that will surprise the King even more?
9. 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"?
10. What final proof does Orestes provide Iphigenia with to let her know that he is indeed her brother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the story of Iphigenia in Taurus there is a theme of family. We can see Iphigenia's love for her family through her sorrow, pain, and joy. What moments in the story bring Iphigenia sorrow, pain, and misery concerning her family? What parts in the story bring Iphigenia joy concerning her family? Use specific examples from the story to support your answers. Why do you think family is so important to Iphigenia? Do you think the love of her family has grown more because of her absence? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
In the play, Iphigenia in Taurus, the theme of betrayal is evident when we learn of Iphigenia's father, Agamemnon, betraying his own daughter. How does Agamemnon betray others that he loves during this time? Do you think Agamemnon felt sorry for what happened to his daughter? Later on, Agamemnon is betrayed. By who? Do you think Euripides used the betrayal of Iphigenia by her father as a kind of foreshadowing of another betrayal yet to come? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
During the play, Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes is hounded by the Furies and he is driven into a mad-like state by their tauntings. How is the appearance of the Furies in the play similar to someone having a conscience? What things do they make Orestes feel? How is this similar to someone that has something bad on their conscience? Even though Orestes feels like what he did to his mother is right, do you still think he feels guilty anyway? Why or why not?
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