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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Athena say she will do to Odysseus before having Ajax appear?
(a) Make him stronger.
(b) Make him invincible.
(c) Make him invisible.
(d) Make him wiser.

2. Who is the only warrior greater than Ajax?
(a) Paris.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Achilles.

3. What does Ajax give to his son when he tells him that he must become a warrior?
(a) His ring.
(b) His shield.
(c) His horse.
(d) His sword.

4. Tecmessa and Ajax's son leave the stage when Ajax shuts himself into what?
(a) His house.
(b) His tent.
(c) His carriage.
(d) His ship.

5. Who doubts Tecmessa when she says that Ajax is regaining his sanity?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Telanon.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Temacus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ajax slaughter a herd of cattle?

2. Who does Ajax first ask to kill him to put him out of his misery?

3. In Part I, who is the Chorus made up of?

4. Which god does Ajax ask for help in the first part of the play?

5. What did Odysseus get that Ajax wanted?

(see the answer key)

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