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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Where does Iphigenia think her brother is when she is going to release one of the men to take a message to him?
(a) Garter.
(b) Hellaus.
(c) Argos.
(d) Troy.

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

3. "Hippolytus": When the nurse tells Hippolytus of Phaedra's desire for him, Hippolytus swears he will never break his vow of what?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Honesty.

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": What do the Taurians perform for their goddess?
(a) Food sacrifice.
(b) Animal sacrifice.
(c) Plant sacrifice.
(d) Human sacrifice.

5. "Ion": How is Xuthus described?
(a) A barbarian.
(b) A learned man.
(c) A non-Athenian.
(d) A stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Ion": Which god is Xuthus's father, Aeolus, the son of?

2. "Ion": What does Creusa put with the baby boy?

3. "Hippolytus": When the scene shifts to Phaedra and her nurse, what condition is Phaedra in?

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Of what crime does Iphigenia plan to claim the two men are guilty making them unclean?

5. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?

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