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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ajax tell the Chorus that Tecmessa awakened?
(a) His pity.
(b) His conscious.
(c) His sorrow.
(d) His mind.

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

3. What traditional element of Classical Greek theater consists of a number of actors speaking with a single voice?
(a) The Chorus.
(b) The Group.
(c) The Orchestra.
(d) The Men.

4. What is the function of the Chorus in Part I?
(a) To serve as help for Odysseus.
(b) To serve as Ajax's cheering section.
(c) To serve as a warning to Ajax.
(d) To serve as support for Ajax's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are prophecies in Classical Greek theater perceived?

2. Why does Ajax's wife cover his dead body?

3. By struggling against a prophecy, the characters are struggling against what?

4. Teucer's comments about Hector reveal a secondary theme, which is what?

5. Why does Ajax slaughter a herd of cattle?

(see the answer key)

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