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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Orestes claim "hounds" him "to and fro"?
(a) Apollo.
(b) The Furies.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Helen.

3. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus, who does she claim is extinct?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her family.

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

5. 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) Break it.
(c) Throw it into the sea.
(d) Give it to Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Iphigenia's mother?

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

3. When Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus in Part 2, where does she tell the Chorus she "yearns toward"?

4. Who enters as Iphigenia is speaking to the Chorus?

5. 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?

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