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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Ajax's son?
(a) Ephesianus.
(b) Eurysaces.
(c) Euthercidenes.
(d) Euripides.

2. What rank does Teucer's mother hold?
(a) Servant.
(b) Princess.
(c) Lady.
(d) Queen.

3. What is the function of the Chorus in Part I?
(a) To serve as support for Ajax's wife.
(b) To serve as Ajax's cheering section.
(c) To serve as help for Odysseus.
(d) To serve as a warning to Ajax.

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

5. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?
(a) The spirits of slain warriors.
(b) The gods.
(c) Agammemnon.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers Ajax's body?

2. What qualities of Odysseus does Teucer praise?

3. What does Ajax give to his son when he tells him that he must become a warrior?

4. When does Teucer say: O ghastly sight! Victim of ruthless courage!

5. Who does Teucer predict his father will vent his grief against?

(see the answer key)

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