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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Orestes finds the item he is searching for in Taurus, what is he required to do with it?
(a) Give it to Apollo.
(b) Throw it into the sea.
(c) Take it back and give it to Athens.
(d) Break it.

2. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he mentions something about their country's custom towards strangers. What is their country's custom towards strangers?
(a) To sacrifice them.
(b) To put them on a trail.
(c) To have a feast.
(d) To toss them into the sea.

3. What two things does the Herdsman tell Iphigenia to get ready for the young men to be sacrificed?
(a) Wheat and barley.
(b) A sword and shield.
(c) Barley-meal and holy-water.
(d) Sea-water and a sword.

4. Who is Iphigenia's father?
(a) Thoas.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Apollo.

5. The opening scene in the story Iphigenia in Taurus starts at what landmark?
(a) The temple of Artemis.
(b) Iphigenia's room.
(c) Taurus castle.
(d) Orestes' ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Herdsman hears one of the young men's names. Who is the young man that he knows the name of?

2. After Iphigenia talks about her dream and exits, who appears from the shore?

3. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?

4. Where was the altar on which Iphigenia was going to be sacrificed?

5. When the Chorus sees the two young men being led to the temple, who do they speak a brief prayer to?

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