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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Chorus think will grieve if Ajax continues to be self-destructive?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

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

3. What will happen to the rest of Ajax's armor?
(a) It will be buried with him.
(b) It will be burned.
(c) It will be used by someone else.
(d) It will be thrown in the ocean.

4. Who doubts Tecmessa when she says that Ajax is regaining his sanity?
(a) Telanon.
(b) Temacus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) The Chorus.

5. What will happen to Ajax's wife if he dies?
(a) Becomes a slave.
(b) Has to stay home and raise her son.
(c) Is given to another man.
(d) Re-marries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Greeks trying to rescue in this war?

2. What does Ajax compare living without honor to?

3. What does the Chorus call the mood that Ajax is in during Part II?

4. What is Odysseus king of?

5. What direction does the Chorus move when singing the antistrophe?

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