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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 5 of Iphigenia in Taurus, the first person to speak asks if something is blazing. What does this person inquire about?
(a) The temple laterns.
(b) The red sun.
(c) The fires on the city gates.
(d) The strangers' bodies.

2. When the messenger is telling King Thoas about the escape of the prisoners, what does he tell the King that Iphigenia did to make them think she was busy with the ceremony?
(a) She burned a haystack.
(b) She gave a piercing cry.
(c) She chanted hymns.
(d) She splashed loudly in the sea.

3. When Orestes is speaking of appearing in court for killing his mother, who does he say raised a hand for his acquittal?
(a) The Furies.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

4. What does Iphigenia tell King Thoas the strangers did to win her heart?
(a) They forced her to agree with them.
(b) They threatened to kill someone.
(c) They held out pleasing bait.
(d) They kissed her.

5. In Part 4 of Iphigenia in Taurus, who says, "sometimes, somehow, extraordinary misfortune seems to take, by pure chance, some extraordinary turn"?
(a) Iphigenia.
(b) Pylades.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Orestes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 6, who says, "I never trust a word a woman says"?

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

3. In Part 5, why does Iphigenia ask the guards to wrap the young strangers' cloaks over their heads?

4. In Part 4, Iphigenia returns from the temple and speaks with Orestes and Pylades and hands them her letter. What does she state the letter is written on?

5. When Iphigenia is speaking with King Thoas about the image moving, she tells him that something else happened as well as the movement. What else does Iphigenia say happened with the image?

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