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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hippolytus": What is Aphrodite goddess of?
(a) Love.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Gardens.
(d) The sea.

2. "Hippolytus": After Hippolytus dies, what does Theseus tell the chorus that he was?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Noble.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Great.

3. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Apollo want to stop when he told Orestes and Pylades to take the item from the temple?
(a) The Spartans.
(b) The Riacans.
(c) The Erinyes.
(d) The Descpartians.

4. "Electra": What does Orestes drop on the king's head when the king is looking at the entrails?
(a) An axe.
(b) A sword.
(c) A board.
(d) A stone.

5. "Electra": The king has heard that Thessalians are master butchers of what?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Andromache": Which goddess's shrine is Andromache in for refuge?

2. "Hippolytus": For what reason does Theseus think his wife has killed herself after reading and misunderstanding her note?

3. "Medea": Who is Medea?

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

5. "Andromache": Of whom is Andromache a widow?

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