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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the stage directions, when Ajax dies, what is his body partially concealed by?
(a) The waves.
(b) The trees.
(c) The underbrush.
(d) The rocks.

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

3. Where does Tecmessa want Ajax to meet Teucer?
(a) On his ship.
(b) At the fire.
(c) In his hut.
(d) In his tent.

4. After hearing the messenger, who does Tecmessa order to search for Ajax and bring him back to his tent?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The servants.
(d) The sailors.

5. How many parts are there to the Chorus' song between Ajax's speech and the arrival of the messenger?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ajax's wife cover Ajax's body with?

2. Where does Ajax sit while he gives a soliloquy before he kills himself?

3. What rules does Ajax say must be obeyed?

4. At the beginning of Part III, who is Ajax prepared to make peace with?

5. By struggling against a prophecy, the characters are struggling against what?

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