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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "do we not know what sorrow is"?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Pylades.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Orestes.

2. Who does the Herdsman consider a suitable victim and pleasing sacrifice for Artemis?
(a) The two young men that came by ship.
(b) No one; he does not agree with sacrificing.
(c) Iphigenia herself.
(d) A member of his own herdsman.

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

4. In Part 2, when Iphigenia speaks to the Chorus about her terrible past, whose lips does she say she would not kiss?
(a) Her brother's lips.
(b) Her father's lips.
(c) Her mother's lips.
(d) Her sister's lips.

5. What does Orestes see that is stained with Hellene's blood?
(a) The rocks in the field of cattle.
(b) The altar.
(c) The image in the temple.
(d) The swords on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does the Herdsman tell Iphigenia to get ready for the young men to be sacrificed?

2. What takes Iphigenia's place on the altar to be sacrificed instead?

3. In the beginning of Part 3 of Iphigenia in Taurus, what does Iphigenia claim is her first care?

4. In Part 2, when Iphigenia asks the Herdsman why he was down by the seashore, what is his reply?

5. In the beginning of Part 3, who tells Iphigenia that they need no tears from her?

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