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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the soldiers have out when they greeted Teucer?
(a) Wine.
(b) Swords.
(c) Knives.
(d) Bread.

2. What was Ajax's state of mind at his death?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Grief-filled.
(c) Turmoil.
(d) Hateful.

3. Who does Ajax want to curse Agamemnon and Menelaus?
(a) The Furies.
(b) The Fates.
(c) The Horsemen.
(d) The Harpies.

4. What does Ajax tell the Chorus that Tecmessa awakened?
(a) His pity.
(b) His sorrow.
(c) His mind.
(d) His conscious.

5. According to the messenger, if Calchas' prophecy doesn't come true, then what is Calchas?
(a) A fraud.
(b) A foe.
(c) Not a prophet.
(d) Not a friend.

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

7. What is Ajax carrying when he enters in Part III?
(a) A sword.
(b) A spear.
(c) A knife.
(d) His armor.

8. Who discovers Ajax's body?
(a) Teucer.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Tecmessa.
(d) Agamemnon.

9. What is hubris?
(a) Excessive honor.
(b) Excessive pride.
(c) Excessive bragging.
(d) Excessive boasting.

10. Who is the god of the sun?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Ares.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

11. How are prophecies in Classical Greek theater perceived?
(a) As full truths.
(b) As infallible.
(c) As possibly wrong.
(d) As partial truths.

12. Who does Ajax call to claim him, before falling on his sword?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Hades.
(c) Death.
(d) Athena.

13. The messenger was supposed to keep Ajax in what location until Teucer could speak with him?
(a) On his ship.
(b) In the camp.
(c) In his tent.
(d) In the infirmary.

14. The messenger tells a story to the Chorus that shows Ajax has what quality?
(a) Great cunning.
(b) Great intelligence.
(c) Great confidence.
(d) Great pride.

15. Who says: Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good /That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
(a) Ajax.
(b) Teucer.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Tecmessa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chorus call Menelaus, after Ajax's death?

2. When Teucer arrives at the Greek camp, where does he come from?

3. Where does Ajax tell the Chorus he is going to go in order to appease Athena's wrath?

4. Who tells Teucer that Ajax's last wish was for him to raise his son?

5. Tecmessa says that Menelaus and Agamemnon will soon feel what over contributing to the death of such a great warrior?

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