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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tecmessa?
(a) Ajax's servant.
(b) Ajax's captive.
(c) Ajax's wife.
(d) Ajax's daughter.

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

3. What did Odysseus get that Ajax wanted?
(a) Achilles' armor and weapons.
(b) Achilles' wife.
(c) Achilles' title.
(d) Achilles' land.

4. When is this play set?
(a) Late in the Trojan War.
(b) Early in the Spartan War.
(c) Late in the Spartan War.
(d) Early in the Trojan War.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the Chorus believe has afflicted Ajax?

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

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

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