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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does inter mean?
(a) To clothe.
(b) To bury.
(c) To put away.
(d) To save.

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

3. Where does Ajax tell the Chorus he is going to go in order to appease Athena's wrath?
(a) To the meadows by the shore.
(b) To the meadows over the hill.
(c) To the meadows by the river.
(d) To the meadows in the trees.

4. Who is "Thestor's son"?
(a) Teucer.
(b) Tecmessa.
(c) Ajax.
(d) The Seer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the god of the sun?

2. Why is acting out of revenge considered foolish?

3. Who does Ajax pray will carry the news of his death to his parents?

4. How is Teucer greeted at the Greek camp?

5. What did the soldiers have out when they greeted Teucer?

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