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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Achilles' father?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Thetis.

2. Who is Iphigenia's mother?
(a) Helen.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Electra.

3. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of rocks do they speak of?
(a) Purple rocks.
(b) Clashing rocks.
(c) Jagged rocks.
(d) Smooth rocks.

4. Iphigenia claims that even from the time of her conception and childhood that something "lay hard" for her. What is it?
(a) Her labors in the field.
(b) Her service in the temple.
(c) Her understanding of war.
(d) The hand of Fate.

5. Who does Iphigenia think her dream is about in Part 1?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Electra.
(c) Her father.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1 of Iphigenia in Taurus, Orestes states that people claim that something fell from the sky into the temple. What was this item that fell from the sky?

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

3. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?

4. When Orestes cries to Phoebus, who does he claim he has killed?

5. While Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, she mentions that she is without what four things?

(see the answer key)

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