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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Iphigenia Among Taurians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Ion": Where at the temple does Hermes place the baby?
(a) At the steps.
(b) At the statue.
(c) At the table.
(d) At the altar.

2. "Ion": Who tries to get Creusa to kill Xuthus and Ion?
(a) The handmaiden.
(b) The retainer.
(c) The slave.
(d) The servant.

3. "Hippolytus": What is Artemis the goddess of?
(a) Animals and children.
(b) Hope and wisdom.
(c) Virginity and chastity.
(d) Food and prosperity.

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What rank does Iphigenia hold as a priestess?
(a) Under priestess.
(b) Novice priestess.
(c) Servant priestess.
(d) Head priestess.

5. "Ion": Which goddess appears to tell how Ion's descendants will settle many parts of Greece ?
(a) Hera.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": How is Xuthus described?

2. "Ion": At the beginning of the play, what action of Apollo's does Hermes describe?

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": In Iphigenia's dream, what do Orestes and Pylades try to take from the temple?

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Which goddess appears and prevents the king from killing Iphigenia and Orestes?

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What does Iphigenia feel as she prepares to perform the sacrifice?

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