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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Tecmessa do to Ajax's son while Ajax was mad?
(a) Took him back to the ship.
(b) Sent him home.
(c) Sent him to battle.
(d) Hid him.

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

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

5. What does Ajax compare living without honor to?
(a) Capture by the enemy.
(b) Living in fear.
(c) Dying.
(d) Living in shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tecmessa?

2. Who does Ajax think Achilles would have wanted to have his things?

3. Which side is Ajax fighting on?

4. What is Odysseus examining when Athena appears?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When the Chorus calls for Tecmessa, after Teucer has arrived, what does the messenger tell Tecmessa?

2. What is the purpose of the initial conversation between Odysseus and Athena?

3. Who goes in search of Ajax in Part 3?

4. When the Chorus unsuccessfully attempts to calm Ajax, what does Ajax bemoan?

5. How does Ajax plan to free himself from Athena's influence and why does he think it will work?

6. What does Ajax's betrayal earn him, according to Menelaus?

7. What does Ajax do with his armor, and why?

8. How does Ajax plan to use the sword to kill himself?

9. Who does the Chorus condemn, after Ajax has died, and why is the Chorus condemning them?

10. How is the theme of honor brought up in the first lines of the Chorus?

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