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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Ajax's son?
(a) Euthercidenes.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Ephesianus.
(d) Eurysaces.

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

3. What did Odysseus get that Ajax wanted?
(a) Achilles' land.
(b) Achilles' title.
(c) Achilles' wife.
(d) Achilles' armor and weapons.

4. Which god does Ajax ask for help in the first part of the play?
(a) Pan.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Athena appear from at the beginning of the play?

2. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?

3. What is Menelaus' title?

4. What sea would Ajax have to sail over to get home?

5. What is Ajax's mother's name?

(see the answer key)

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