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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Athena appear from at the beginning of the play?
(a) The trees.
(b) From the shadows.
(c) Below.
(d) Above.

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

4. Where is Odysseus when Athena appears to him?
(a) Outside Ajax's ship.
(b) Outside Ajax's tent.
(c) Outside Ajax's wagon.
(d) Outside Ajax's home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first speaker in the play?

2. What is Menelaus' title?

3. Who does the Chorus believe spread a rumor about Ajax slaughtering cattle?

4. Which side is Ajax fighting on?

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

(see the answer key)

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