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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which god does Ajax ask for help in the first part of the play?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Ares.
(d) Pan.

2. What is the name of the person who wrote Ajax?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Homer.
(d) Plato.

3. What role does the discussion between Odysseus and Athena, at the beginning of the play, serve?
(a) As the exposition.
(b) As the falling action.
(c) As the rising action.
(d) As the climax.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which side is Ajax fighting on?

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

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

4. What is the function of the Chorus in Part I?

5. Who is the first speaker in the play?

(see the answer key)

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