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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first speaker in the play?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Athena.
(d) The Chorus.

2. Who enters while Ajax is speaking to the Chorus in Part III?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) His son.
(c) Tecmessa.
(d) Athena.

3. The messenger tells the story the Seer told of Ajax's __________.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Youth.
(c) Parents.
(d) Stubbornnes.

4. How is Teucer greeted at the Greek camp?
(a) With silence.
(b) With cheers and happiness.
(c) With taunts and insults.
(d) With isolation.

5. What traditional element of Classical Greek theater consists of a number of actors speaking with a single voice?
(a) The Men.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The Orchestra.
(d) The Group.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ajax tell the Chorus he is going to go in order to appease Athena's wrath?

2. What does Ajax tell his son that he must become?

3. Ajax pleads to be allowed to die but says that who is keeping him alive?

4. What does Athena say she will do to Odysseus before having Ajax appear?

5. What is Ajax carrying when he enters in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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