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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who made the prophecy the messenger refers to?
(a) Calchas.
(b) Calcinnea.
(c) Caligula.
(d) Caliiadea.

3. What does Ajax say the following words are: Foes' gifts are no gifts: profit bring they none?
(a) Ancient proverb.
(b) Good advice from wise counselors.
(c) Wisdom from his father.
(d) Wisdom from his mother.

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

5. Who brings Ajax's son onto the stage?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Lords.
(d) Attendants.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Ajax tell the Chorus he is going to go in order to appease Athena's wrath?

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

5. Who says: Nobly to live, or else nobly to die/Befits proud birth?

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