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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Chorus call the mood that Ajax is in during Part II?
(a) A dark mood.
(b) A curse.
(c) A failing mood.
(d) A black mood.

3. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?
(a) Agammemnon.
(b) The gods.
(c) The spirits of slain warriors.
(d) His wife.

4. When does honor first appear as a theme in the play?
(a) In the Chorus' third lines.
(b) In the Chorus' first lines.
(c) In the Chorus' last lines.
(d) In the Chorus' second lines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chorus believe has afflicted Ajax?

2. Which side is Ajax fighting on?

3. What device is used, in Part II, to indicate that Ajax will die?

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

5. What is the strophe?

(see the answer key)

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