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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Teucer say Ajax owed Menelaus?
(a) Fear.
(b) Respect.
(c) Gold.
(d) Nothing.
2. What time of day is it at the beginning of the play?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Evening.
3. What does Ajax give to his son when he tells him that he must become a warrior?
(a) His ring.
(b) His sword.
(c) His shield.
(d) His horse.
4. Why is revenge often a theme in Greek plays?
(a) Because it was a common way of life.
(b) Because it shows humanity's duplicity.
(c) Because it helps explore humanity's passionate and impulsive nature.
(d) Because it helps explore humanity's dark side.
5. When Tecmessa confirms, to the Chorus, that Ajax slaughtered cattle, what does the Chorus say it might be time to do?
(a) Escape.
(b) Hide.
(c) Fight.
(d) Flee.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who confirms Odysseus' suspicions that Ajax slaughtered a herd of cattle?
2. Who says: Nobly to live, or else nobly to die/Befits proud birth?
3. What does Ajax compare living without honor to?
4. Who congratulates Odysseus on his wisdom?
5. What does Ajax strive not to be in his actions?
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