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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 Odysseus examining when Athena appears?
(a) The stars.
(b) The trees.
(c) The ground.
(d) The sky.

2. What does Athena say she will do to Odysseus before having Ajax appear?
(a) Make him invisible.
(b) Make him wiser.
(c) Make him stronger.
(d) Make him invincible.

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

4. Who says, "As God appoints, so every man laughs or laments?"
(a) Gentleman.
(b) Lord.
(c) Leader.
(d) Soldier.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Odysseus when Athena appears to him?

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

4. Who did Athena protect throughout the war?

5. Who confirms Odysseus' suspicions that Ajax slaughtered a herd of cattle?

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