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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Athena protect throughout the war?
(a) The Creatians.
(b) The Spartans.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Trojans.

3. What traditional element of Classical Greek theater consists of a number of actors speaking with a single voice?
(a) The Men.
(b) The Group.
(c) The Orchestra.
(d) The Chorus.

4. What is Odysseus king of?
(a) Troy.
(b) Crete.
(c) Greece.
(d) Ithaca.

5. When is this play set?
(a) Late in the Trojan War.
(b) Late in the Spartan War.
(c) Early in the Spartan War.
(d) Early in the Trojan War.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does honor first appear as a theme in the play?

2. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?

3. Who says, "As God appoints, so every man laughs or laments?"

4. Who does Ajax tell Athena that he thinks he has captured, and will torture?

5. Who is the first speaker in the play?

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