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

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

3. What is Odysseus king of?
(a) Crete.
(b) Ithaca.
(c) Greece.
(d) Troy.

4. What time of day is it at the beginning of the play?
(a) Evening.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Dusk.

5. Who confirms Odysseus' suspicions that Ajax slaughtered a herd of cattle?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Athena.
(c) Menaleus.
(d) Terues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Athena?

2. When is this play set?

3. Where is Odysseus when Athena appears to him?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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