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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Chorus sees the two young men being led to the temple, who do they speak a brief prayer to?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athena.
(d) Artemis.

2. What is the name of Iphigenia's grandmother on her mother's side?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Hellena.
(c) Leda.
(d) Electra.

3. While Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, she mentions that she is without what four things?
(a) Friend, ship, family, and country.
(b) Country, child, farm, and fortune.
(c) Husband, child, city, and friend.
(d) Brother, friend, country, and horse.

4. Who does the Chorus mention led the famous fleet to the towers of Troy?
(a) Helen.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Menelaus.

5. When the Chorus begins speaking in the opening of Part 2, what type of sea do they describe?
(a) A raging sea.
(b) A blue sea.
(c) An unfriendly sea.
(d) A cold sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who snatched Iphigenia from the altar from which she was to be sacrificed?

2. When the Herdsman is telling Iphigenia about the capture of the strangers, he tells her that one of the strangers drew his sword. What did the stranger do with his sword?

3. What does Orestes suggest that he and Pylades do, to which Pylades replies, "out of the question- we're not used to it"?

4. What does Orestes see that is stained with Hellene's blood?

5. Who is Achilles' father?

(see the answer key)

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