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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When Orestes and Iphigenia are discussing Hellas, Orestes tells Iphigenia that a particular person's end was terrible. Who is Orestes talking about?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Electra.
(d) Achilles.

5. When Iphigenia arrived in Taurus, what was her appointed job in the temple?
(a) Servant.
(b) Priestess.
(c) Attendant.
(d) Guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Iphigenia finishes talking about her dream, where does she go?

2. At the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia order the guards to untie?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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