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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I, who is the Chorus made up of?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Servants.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Gentlemen.

2. Where are Tecmessa's parents?
(a) In slavery somewhere.
(b) Dead.
(c) Captured.
(d) On a boat.

3. The Chorus urges Ajax not to dishonor them, but to do what?
(a) Return to sanity.
(b) Return to his tent.
(c) Take back his insolence against the gods.
(d) Pay heed to the gods.

4. What direction does the Chorus move when singing the antistrophe?
(a) Right to left.
(b) Back to front.
(c) Front to back.
(d) Left to right.

5. What purpose does the messenger serve in Classical Greek theater?
(a) He is a common narrative device.
(b) He is a common informational device.
(c) He is a minor insight into the characters.
(d) He is a minor character.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Athena?

2. What did the soldiers have out when they greeted Teucer?

3. In Ajax's youth, what did he want to win alone, without the help of the gods?

4. What does the Chorus call the mood that Ajax is in during Part II?

5. How is Teucer greeted at the Greek camp?

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