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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Part III, who is Ajax prepared to make peace with?
(a) Agamemnon and Menelaus.
(b) His fellow warriors.
(c) His father.
(d) Odysseus.

2. What device is used, in Part II, to indicate that Ajax will die?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Context.
(d) Symbolism.

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

4. Who doubts Tecmessa when she says that Ajax is regaining his sanity?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Telanon.
(c) Temacus.
(d) The Chorus.

5. At the end of Part III, Tecmessa realizes that Ajax has done what to her?
(a) Minimized her.
(b) Deceived her.
(c) Hated her.
(d) Loved her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Chorus think will grieve if Ajax continues to be self-destructive?

2. What time of day is it at the beginning of the play?

3. Who is Athena?

4. What was Hector tied to, and then drug behind?

5. What is hubris?

(see the answer key)

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