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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which end of the Crimean Peninsula does the opening scene take place?
(a) Northern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Western.

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

3. After Iphigenia talks about her dream and exits, who appears from the shore?
(a) King Thoas.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) Orestes and Pylades.
(d) Helen.

4. What does Iphigenia actually do inside the temple?
(a) She prepares the swords.
(b) She prepares victims for sacrifice, but does not perform the actual sacrifice.
(c) She prays for all the citizens of Taurus.
(d) She waxes the statue of Artemis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Iphigenia's father?

2. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?

3. In Iphigenia's dream, where does she dream that she has escaped to live?

4. Whose temple was Iphigenia to work in?

5. Iphigenia talks about the seizure of Helen in Part 1. Who is Helen's husband?

(see the answer key)

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