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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Ajax carrying when he enters in Part III?
(a) A knife.
(b) His armor.
(c) A spear.
(d) A sword.

3. What purpose does the messenger serve in Classical Greek theater?
(a) He is a common informational device.
(b) He is a minor insight into the characters.
(c) He is a common narrative device.
(d) He is a minor character.

4. What does Ajax's wife cover Ajax's body with?
(a) A robe.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A towel.
(d) A rug.

5. What rules does Ajax say must be obeyed?
(a) The rules of nature.
(b) The rules of man.
(c) The rules of warfare.
(d) The rules of society.

6. What does inter mean?
(a) To save.
(b) To clothe.
(c) To bury.
(d) To put away.

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

8. What was Ajax's state of mind at his death?
(a) Grief-filled.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Turmoil.
(d) Hateful.

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

10. Tecmessa says that Menelaus and Agamemnon will soon feel what over contributing to the death of such a great warrior?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Regret.
(d) Pain.

11. Ajax tells the Chorus that he is planning to purify himself how?
(a) By burning an offering to the gods.
(b) By going home.
(c) By burying his sword.
(d) By burying his armor.

12. In the stage directions, when Ajax dies, what is his body partially concealed by?
(a) The trees.
(b) The underbrush.
(c) The rocks.
(d) The waves.

13. Where does Ajax tell the Chorus he is going to go in order to appease Athena's wrath?
(a) To the meadows by the river.
(b) To the meadows by the shore.
(c) To the meadows in the trees.
(d) To the meadows over the hill.

14. When Ajax leaves their presence, the Chorus rejoices in his what?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Repentance.
(c) Resolutions.
(d) Happiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Choruses first appear after Ajax's death, what are they complaining about?

2. Who tells Teucer that Ajax's last wish was for him to raise his son?

3. Why does Ajax make his speech to the Chorus?

4. The messenger tells a story to the Chorus that shows Ajax has what quality?

5. Who does Ajax want to curse Agamemnon and Menelaus?

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