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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Ajax's anger at Greek leadership stem?
(a) His wounded honor.
(b) His injuries.
(c) His illness.
(d) His greed.

2. What is the epode?
(a) Third verse.
(b) Added song.
(c) Middle of the song.
(d) Ending of the song.

3. What time of day is it at the beginning of the play?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Evening.
(d) Dusk.

4. What is the name of the person who wrote Ajax?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Plato.

5. What does Ajax give to his son when he tells him that he must become a warrior?
(a) His horse.
(b) His sword.
(c) His shield.
(d) His ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Ajax's son onto the stage?

2. Who does the Chorus believe spread a rumor about Ajax slaughtering cattle?

3. What is Odysseus examining when Athena appears?

4. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?

5. What is the antistrophe?

(see the answer key)

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