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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Athena say she will do to Odysseus before having Ajax appear?
(a) Make him invisible.
(b) Make him stronger.
(c) Make him invincible.
(d) Make him wiser.

2. During Ajax's long speech in Part II, what does he feel has been destroyed?
(a) His life.
(b) His honor.
(c) His reputation.
(d) His soul.

3. Who discovers Ajax's body?
(a) Tecmessa.
(b) Teucer.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Menelaus.

4. How many parts is the Chorus split into after Ajax's death?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. In Ajax's youth, what did he want to win alone, without the help of the gods?
(a) Victory.
(b) Courage.
(c) Gold.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the function of the Chorus in Part I?

2. Teucer's comments about Hector reveal a secondary theme, which is what?

3. Who does Ajax pray will carry the news of his death to his parents?

4. What is the name of the person who wrote Ajax?

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

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