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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ajax tell his son that he must become?
(a) A strong warrior.
(b) A great warrior.
(c) A benevolent warrior.
(d) A smart warrior.

2. What is the antistrophe?
(a) The beginning of the Chorus' song.
(b) The turning of the Chorus towards the audience.
(c) The dancing of the Chorus.
(d) The turning of the Chorus the other way.

3. When does honor first appear as a theme in the play?
(a) In the Chorus' last lines.
(b) In the Chorus' first lines.
(c) In the Chorus' third lines.
(d) In the Chorus' second lines.

4. What is Odysseus king of?
(a) Crete.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Troy.
(d) Greece.

5. What will happen to the rest of Ajax's armor?
(a) It will be buried with him.
(b) It will be burned.
(c) It will be thrown in the ocean.
(d) It will be used by someone else.

6. Who is Athena?
(a) Goddess of conflict.
(b) Goddess of war.
(c) Goddess of peace.
(d) Goddess of strife.

7. What does Athena say she will do to Odysseus before having Ajax appear?
(a) Make him invisible.
(b) Make him wiser.
(c) Make him invincible.
(d) Make him stronger.

8. Which side is Ajax fighting on?
(a) Greek.
(b) Athenian.
(c) Menelian.
(d) Spartan.

9. What does the Chorus call the mood that Ajax is in during Part II?
(a) A dark mood.
(b) A black mood.
(c) A curse.
(d) A failing mood.

10. What is Odysseus examining when Athena appears?
(a) The ground.
(b) The trees.
(c) The stars.
(d) The sky.

11. What is the name of the group of leaders who decides to give Odysseus the things of Achilles that Ajax wanted?
(a) The Council.
(b) The Ristrivide.
(c) The Atreidae.
(d) The Senate.

12. What is the name of Ajax's son?
(a) Eurysaces.
(b) Euthercidenes.
(c) Ephesianus.
(d) Euripides.

13. Ajax pleads to be allowed to die but says that who is keeping him alive?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athena.
(d) Ares.

14. Who says, "As God appoints, so every man laughs or laments?"
(a) Leader.
(b) Gentleman.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Lord.

15. Who doubts Tecmessa when she says that Ajax is regaining his sanity?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Telanon.
(c) Temacus.
(d) The Chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who confirms Odysseus' suspicions that Ajax slaughtered a herd of cattle?

2. What does Ajax give to his son when he tells him that he must become a warrior?

3. What does the Chorus believe has afflicted Ajax?

4. Why does Ajax slaughter a herd of cattle?

5. How many people accompany Ajax's son onto the stage?

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