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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Odysseus examining when Athena appears?
(a) The sky.
(b) The ground.
(c) The trees.
(d) The stars.

2. What does the Chorus think should "hide one who is sick in soul"?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The forrest.
(d) The sea.

3. What did the soldiers have out when they greeted Teucer?
(a) Knives.
(b) Swords.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wine.

4. By struggling against a prophecy, the characters are struggling against what?
(a) Nature.
(b) The Gods.
(c) Fate.
(d) Destiny.

5. What is Ajax's mother's name?
(a) Etherian.
(b) Eriboea.
(c) Erintide.
(d) Earstiane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sea would Ajax have to sail over to get home?

2. What role does the discussion between Odysseus and Athena, at the beginning of the play, serve?

3. At the beginning of Part III, who is Ajax prepared to make peace with?

4. How many parts are there to the Chorus' song between Ajax's speech and the arrival of the messenger?

5. Where does Ajax sit while he gives a soliloquy before he kills himself?

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