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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "As God appoints, so every man laughs or laments?"
(a) Soldier.
(b) Lord.
(c) Gentleman.
(d) Leader.

2. Who does Ajax feel has done him an injustice?
(a) His father and Agamemnon.
(b) Agamemnon and Odysseus.
(c) Agamemnon and Menelaus.
(d) Menelaus and Odysseus.

3. The messenger tells the story the Seer told of Ajax's __________.
(a) Youth.
(b) Parents.
(c) Stubbornnes.
(d) Hatred.

4. In Ajax's youth, what did he want to win alone, without the help of the gods?
(a) Gold.
(b) Victory.
(c) Honor.
(d) Courage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Thestor's son"?

2. How is Teucer greeted at the Greek camp?

3. How does Ajax's wife try to talk him out of killing himself?

4. Who says: Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good /That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.

5. What is the name of the person who wrote Ajax?

(see the answer key)

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