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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Odysseus examining when Athena appears?
(a) The sky.
(b) The stars.
(c) The trees.
(d) The ground.

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

4. What does Ajax strive not to be in his actions?
(a) A fool.
(b) A religious man.
(c) A coward.
(d) A smart man.

5. The Chorus urges Ajax not to dishonor them, but to do what?
(a) Take back his insolence against the gods.
(b) Pay heed to the gods.
(c) Return to sanity.
(d) Return to his tent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Thestor's son"?

2. Which god does Ajax ask for help in the first part of the play?

3. The messenger tells the story the Seer told of Ajax's __________.

4. What device is used, in Part II, to indicate that Ajax will die?

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

(see the answer key)

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