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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ajax tells the Chorus that he is planning to purify himself how?
(a) By burying his armor.
(b) By going home.
(c) By burying his sword.
(d) By burning an offering to the gods.

2. Where does Ajax tell the Chorus he is going to go in order to appease Athena's wrath?
(a) To the meadows by the river.
(b) To the meadows by the shore.
(c) To the meadows over the hill.
(d) To the meadows in the trees.

3. From what does Ajax's anger at Greek leadership stem?
(a) His illness.
(b) His wounded honor.
(c) His injuries.
(d) His greed.

4. Who are the goddesses of vengeance?
(a) The Furies.
(b) The Fates.
(c) The Harpies.
(d) The Flurries.

5. What will happen to Ajax's wife if he dies?
(a) Becomes a slave.
(b) Is given to another man.
(c) Re-marries.
(d) Has to stay home and raise her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ajax do in the middle of the carnage that he wrought?

2. What does the Chorus call Menelaus, after Ajax's death?

3. What does the Chorus think should "hide one who is sick in soul"?

4. Where are Tecmessa's parents?

5. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?

(see the answer key)

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