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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ajax give to his son when he tells him that he must become a warrior?
(a) His shield.
(b) His sword.
(c) His horse.
(d) His ring.

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

4. What does Ajax pray for, after praying that his friends follow through on his instructions to have his son raised by Teucer?
(a) He prays he finds rest.
(b) He prays he finds peace.
(c) He prays he finds contentment.
(d) He prays he finds happiness.

5. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?
(a) The gods.
(b) His wife.
(c) Agammemnon.
(d) The spirits of slain warriors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Thestor's son"?

2. What is the name of Ajax's son?

3. Who doubts Tecmessa when she says that Ajax is regaining his sanity?

4. How many people accompany Ajax's son onto the stage?

5. What is the epode?

(see the answer key)

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