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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Telamon?
(a) Ajax's brother.
(b) Ajax's king.
(c) Ajax's son.
(d) Ajax's father.

2. Which side is Ajax fighting on?
(a) Menelian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Spartan.
(d) Athenian.

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

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

5. How does Ajax's wife try to talk him out of killing himself?
(a) By asking him to consider her shame if he killed himself.
(b) By mentioning he has a son to raise.
(c) By mentioning that he has people depending on him.
(d) By asking him to consider his father's shame if he killed himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person who wrote Ajax?

2. What did Ajax do in the middle of the carnage that he wrought?

3. What does Ajax strive not to be in his actions?

4. When Tecmessa confirms, to the Chorus, that Ajax slaughtered cattle, what does the Chorus say it might be time to do?

5. What did Odysseus get that Ajax wanted?

(see the answer key)

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