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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the Chorus think should "hide one who is sick in soul"?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The forrest.
(d) The sea.

4. Who does Ajax first ask to kill him to put him out of his misery?
(a) His brother.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) His son.
(d) His father.

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

6. Who does the Chorus think will grieve if Ajax continues to be self-destructive?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His sister.

7. Who is Tecmessa?
(a) Ajax's wife.
(b) Ajax's captive.
(c) Ajax's servant.
(d) Ajax's daughter.

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

9. What is the strophe?
(a) The turning of the Chorus away from the audience.
(b) The turning of the Chorus to one side.
(c) The middle of the Chorus' song.
(d) The finishing of the Chorus' song.

10. Who did Athena protect throughout the war?
(a) The Trojans.
(b) The Spartans.
(c) The Creatians.
(d) The Greeks.

11. What will happen to Ajax's wife if he dies?
(a) Has to stay home and raise her son.
(b) Becomes a slave.
(c) Re-marries.
(d) Is given to another man.

12. When is this play set?
(a) Late in the Spartan War.
(b) Early in the Trojan War.
(c) Early in the Spartan War.
(d) Late in the Trojan War.

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

14. Who does Ajax give his son's care to?
(a) His mother.
(b) Teucer.
(c) Aisis.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Ajax's anger at Greek leadership stem?

2. Who are the Greeks trying to rescue in this war?

3. What role does the discussion between Odysseus and Athena, at the beginning of the play, serve?

4. Which god does Ajax ask for help in the first part of the play?

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

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