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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Iphigenia is speaking to King Thoas about the young strangers in Part 5, what is the reason she tells King Thoas that she recognized the "stain" on them?
(a) She saw it in their eyes.
(b) Artemis whispered their wrongdoings to her.
(c) She could hear the Furies.
(d) The holy image turned away.

2. Who is Agamemnon's grandfather?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Pelops.
(d) Achilles.

3. Who is the mother of Artemis and Apollo?
(a) Athena.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) Helen.
(d) Leto.

4. In the beginning of Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who does the Chorus address by saying, "A voyage of tears awaits you"?
(a) Pylades.
(b) The guards.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Iphigenia.

5. When the messenger finishes telling the Chorus about the two young men, what do they tell the messenger concerning the King?
(a) That the King is at a citizen's home.
(b) That the King is mourning.
(c) That the King has left the temple.
(d) That the King is inside the temple.

6. In Part 6, who says, "I never trust a word a woman says"?
(a) The messenger.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Pylades.
(d) King Thoas.

7. In Part 5, what does Iphigenia tell King Thoas washes "clean all the foulness of mankind"?
(a) Her own tears.
(b) Fire from the holy temple.
(c) The sea.
(d) The holy water in the temple.

8. When Iphigenia and Orestes are speaking about sending Iphigenia's letter back home, who does Iphigenia say will see Pylades on board the ship?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) A trusted herdsman.
(c) Iphigenia, herself.
(d) Some favored guards.

9. When Orestes and Iphigenia are devising a plan to escape Taurus, what does Orestes suggest they do to the king?
(a) Kidnap him.
(b) Assassinate him.
(c) Overthrow him.
(d) Sneak past him.

10. In Part 5, after Iphigenia tells King Thoas what the citizens of the city must do, what does she tell him must be shunned?
(a) All rituals.
(b) All murderers.
(c) All pollution.
(d) All strangers.

11. What does Orestes tell the messenger when he and the others are trying to stop Orestes and Pylades from escaping?
(a) That he is Iphigenia's brother and he's going to take her home.
(b) That he is too proud to die in the land of Taurus.
(c) That he is seeking revenge for Apollo.
(d) That he is sealing his fate with stealing the image of Artemis.

12. Iphigenia tells King Thoas in Part 5 that the citizens must do what during the purification ritual?
(a) Watch.
(b) Remain inside their houses.
(c) Pray to Artemis.
(d) Throw rocks at the strangers.

13. After Orestes tells Pylades what he wants Pylades to do for him when he gets home, what does he ask that his sister leave for him?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) A locket.
(c) A drop of holy water.
(d) A rose.

14. What is the first thing Iphigenia requests of King Thoas when beginning with the purification ritual after she finishes explaining the need for the ritual?
(a) That the strangers do not know where they are.
(b) That the strangers remain unbound.
(c) That the strangers' arms be bound with cords.
(d) That the strangers get a chance to speak.

15. When Iphigenia tells King Thoas about the holy image moving on the pedestal, King Thoas explains the movement as what happening?
(a) The earth shaking.
(b) Her eyes deceiving her.
(c) The temple falling.
(d) The movement of Artemis, herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Orestes and Pylades out of the temple on their way to the purification ritual?

2. When Iphigenia tells the King that the young strangers were trying to win her heart, who does she claim the strangers told her about?

3. When King Thoas learns what the young strangers have done, who does he claim would recoil from that type of action?

4. When Iphigenia enters the scene in Part 5, what is she carrying?

5. Who kills the dragon that is mentioned in the hymn by the Chorus in Part 6?

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