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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the messenger, if Calchas' prophecy doesn't come true, then what is Calchas?
(a) A fraud.
(b) Not a prophet.
(c) Not a friend.
(d) A foe.

2. What time of day is it at the beginning of the play?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Evening.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Afternoon.

3. Who calls for Tecmessa to come listen to the messenger?
(a) Teucer.
(b) The leaders.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) The Chorus.

4. What does Ajax mention doing to the sword during his soliloquy before his death?
(a) Sharpening his sword.
(b) Polishing his sword.
(c) Using his sword.
(d) Dulling his sword.

5. What did Ajax do in the middle of the carnage that he wrought?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Cry.
(c) Collapse.
(d) Die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ajax think Achilles would have wanted to have his things?

2. Where does Athena appear from at the beginning of the play?

3. Who is the only warrior greater than Ajax?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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