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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Part III, who is Ajax prepared to make peace with?
(a) His fellow warriors.
(b) His father.
(c) Agamemnon and Menelaus.
(d) Odysseus.

3. What does the Chorus believe has afflicted Ajax?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Madness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Envy.

4. What are some of the normal events, that take place off stage, that the messengers bring word of?
(a) Suicides, battle,s or deaths.
(b) Battles, marriages, deaths, suicides, and far-off events.
(c) Ships sinking, deaths, and far-off events.
(d) Marriages, births, and battles.

5. What will happen to Ajax's wife if he dies?
(a) Is given to another man.
(b) Re-marries.
(c) Becomes a slave.
(d) Has to stay home and raise her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers Ajax's body?

2. Which god does Ajax ask for help in the first part of the play?

3. Who did Athena protect throughout the war?

4. What rank does Teucer's mother hold?

5. Why does Ajax's wife cover his dead body?

(see the answer key)

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