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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people accompany Ajax's son onto the stage?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. Who confirms Odysseus' suspicions that Ajax slaughtered a herd of cattle?
(a) Athena.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Terues.
(d) Menaleus.

3. What is Odysseus examining when Athena appears?
(a) The ground.
(b) The stars.
(c) The sky.
(d) The trees.

4. What sea would Ajax have to sail over to get home?
(a) Cretian sea.
(b) Aegean sea.
(c) Inland sea.
(d) Nothing, he would ride home.

5. What is Odysseus king of?
(a) Troy.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Greece.
(d) Crete.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first speaker in the play?

2. What is the function of the Chorus in Part I?

3. What is the name of Ajax's son?

4. Who is Athena?

5. What does Ajax pray for, after praying that his friends follow through on his instructions to have his son raised by Teucer?

(see the answer key)

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