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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen to the rest of Ajax's armor?
(a) It will be burned.
(b) It will be thrown in the ocean.
(c) It will be used by someone else.
(d) It will be buried with him.

2. When the Chorus calls for Tecmessa to come out of her tent, what do they call her?
(a) Woman born to death.
(b) Woman born to pain.
(c) Woman born to fear.
(d) Woman born to sorrow.

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

4. Who does Ajax think Achilles would have wanted to have his things?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) His mother.
(d) The gods.

5. Who calls for Tecmessa to come listen to the messenger?
(a) Teucer.
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The leaders.
(d) The soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Menelaus' title?

2. Where does Tecmessa want Ajax to meet Teucer?

3. What did Odysseus get that Ajax wanted?

4. What time of day is it at the beginning of the play?

5. When does honor first appear as a theme in the play?

(see the answer key)

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