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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Athena first refer to Odysseus?
(a) Son of Langed.
(b) Son of Lional.
(c) Son of Lamentes.
(d) Son of Laertes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only warrior greater than Ajax?

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

3. What traditional element of Classical Greek theater consists of a number of actors speaking with a single voice?

4. In Part I, who is the Chorus made up of?

5. The Chorus urges Ajax not to dishonor them, but to do what?

(see the answer key)

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