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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the antistrophe?
(a) The turning of the Chorus the other way.
(b) The dancing of the Chorus.
(c) The beginning of the Chorus' song.
(d) The turning of the Chorus towards the audience.

4. Who did Athena protect throughout the war?
(a) The Trojans.
(b) The Spartans.
(c) The Creatians.
(d) The Greeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts are there to the Chorus' song that ends Part II?

2. What is Ajax's mother's name?

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

4. What is the epode?

5. Who does Ajax feel has done him an injustice?

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