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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Telamon?
(a) Ajax's brother.
(b) Ajax's father.
(c) Ajax's son.
(d) Ajax's king.

2. What does the Chorus believe has afflicted Ajax?
(a) Fear.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Envy.
(d) Madness.

3. How many people accompany Ajax's son onto the stage?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. Who brings Ajax's son onto the stage?
(a) Lords.
(b) Attendants.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Slaves.

5. What does Ajax strive not to be in his actions?
(a) A coward.
(b) A fool.
(c) A smart man.
(d) A religious man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ajax refuse to go home?

2. Who says, "As God appoints, so every man laughs or laments?"

3. Which side is Ajax fighting on?

4. How does Ajax's wife try to talk him out of killing himself?

5. Who does Ajax tell Athena that he thinks he has captured, and will torture?

(see the answer key)

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