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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hector tied to, and then drug behind?
(a) Odysseus' horse.
(b) Achilles' horse.
(c) Achilles' chariot.
(d) Odysseus' chariot.

2. Who says: Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good /That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
(a) The Chorus.
(b) Tecmessa.
(c) Teucer.
(d) Ajax.

3. Why does Ajax's wife cover his dead body?
(a) To prevent someone from hurting the body.
(b) Because it is a horrible sight.
(c) To prevent others from knowing how he died.
(d) To keep herself clean while carrying the body.

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

5. What is hubris?
(a) Excessive honor.
(b) Excessive pride.
(c) Excessive bragging.
(d) Excessive boasting.

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

7. The messenger tells a story to the Chorus that shows Ajax has what quality?
(a) Great pride.
(b) Great intelligence.
(c) Great cunning.
(d) Great confidence.

8. What does Ajax say that all things must bow to?
(a) Power.
(b) Authority.
(c) The Gods.
(d) Hate.

9. Teucer predicts that his father will feel what kind of grief?
(a) Pitiful and shameful grief.
(b) Ugly and horrendous grief.
(c) Sorrowful and distant grief.
(d) Painful and angry grief.

10. Who generally can break the cycle that killing and humiliation begin?
(a) An act of nature.
(b) Humans.
(c) A woman.
(d) The gods.

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

12. Who enters while Ajax is speaking to the Chorus in Part III?
(a) His son.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Tecmessa.

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

14. Where does Part IV begin?
(a) On an isolated beach.
(b) In an isolated valley.
(c) Beside an isolated river.
(d) Next to a ship.

15. In Greek drama, killing and humiliation bring what?
(a) Despair and reconciliation.
(b) War and death.
(c) Peace and prosperity.
(d) More killing and humiliation.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing the messenger, who does Tecmessa order to search for Ajax and bring him back to his tent?

2. How is Teucer greeted at the Greek camp?

3. According to the messenger, if Calchas' prophecy doesn't come true, then what is Calchas?

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

5. What does the Chorus call Menelaus, after Ajax's death?

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