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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the prophecy the messenger refers to?
(a) Caliiadea.
(b) Calcinnea.
(c) Caligula.
(d) Calchas.

2. How many parts are there to the Chorus' song between Ajax's speech and the arrival of the messenger?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. What does the Chorus think that Menelaus will do when he comes to speak to Teucer?
(a) Take Ajax's body.
(b) Mock his misery.
(c) Steal Ajax's son.
(d) Share more rumors.

4. Why does Ajax's wife cover his dead body?
(a) To prevent others from knowing how he died.
(b) To keep herself clean while carrying the body.
(c) Because it is a horrible sight.
(d) To prevent someone from hurting the body.

5. What purpose does the messenger serve in Classical Greek theater?
(a) He is a minor insight into the characters.
(b) He is a common informational device.
(c) He is a common narrative device.
(d) He is a minor character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Odysseus examining when Athena appears?

2. How has Ajax planted his sword in the ground?

3. What is the term used to describe a speech given by a character alone on stage, normally inwardly directed?

4. From what does Ajax's anger at Greek leadership stem?

5. What does the Chorus call Menelaus, after Ajax's death?

(see the answer key)

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