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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ajax tell Athena that he thinks he has captured, and will torture?
(a) Aias.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Menelaus.

2. What is the term used to describe a speech given by a character alone on stage, normally inwardly directed?
(a) Soliloquy.
(b) Monologue.
(c) Speech.
(d) Prologue.

3. Odysseus says that there were none save, perhaps who, that was a greater warrior than Ajax?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Desdamond.
(c) Hector.
(d) Paris.

4. The Chorus urges Ajax not to dishonor them, but to do what?
(a) Take back his insolence against the gods.
(b) Return to sanity.
(c) Return to his tent.
(d) Pay heed to the gods.

5. Who does Ajax call to claim him, before falling on his sword?
(a) Death.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the goddesses of vengeance?

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 was Hector tied to, and then drug behind?

4. Which side is Ajax fighting on?

5. Why does Teucer not think it is wise to allow Odysseus to help in the burial?

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