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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) Pan.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Apollo.

2. Who is Telamon?
(a) Ajax's king.
(b) Ajax's brother.
(c) Ajax's father.
(d) Ajax's son.

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

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

5. Who does Ajax tell Athena that he thinks he has captured, and will torture?
(a) Aias.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Menelaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Odysseus king of?

2. What does Athena say she will do to Odysseus before having Ajax appear?

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

4. Which side is Ajax fighting on?

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

(see the answer key)

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