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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who confirms Odysseus' suspicions that Ajax slaughtered a herd of cattle?
(a) Menaleus.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Terues.
(d) Athena.

2. Who are the Greeks trying to rescue in this war?
(a) Parriuls.
(b) Helen.
(c) Gredtha.
(d) Archemis.

3. Why is acting out of revenge considered foolish?
(a) Because revenge is for commoners.
(b) Because emotional behavior is for women.
(c) Because you are acting out of emotion, not thought.
(d) Because revenge is not honorable.

4. Who does Teucer predict his father will vent his grief against?
(a) Those who didn't stop Ajax.
(b) Those who shamed Ajax.
(c) Those who fought Ajax.
(d) Those who betrayed Ajax.

5. What is the strophe?
(a) The middle of the Chorus' song.
(b) The finishing of the Chorus' song.
(c) The turning of the Chorus to one side.
(d) The turning of the Chorus away from the audience.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tecmessa and Ajax's son leave the stage when Ajax shuts himself into what?

3. Who is the first speaker in the play?

4. Why does Ajax slaughter a herd of cattle?

5. The messenger tells the story the Seer told of Ajax's __________.

(see the answer key)

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