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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the only warrior greater than Ajax?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Paris.

3. Who does the Chorus believe spread a rumor about Ajax slaughtering cattle?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Hermound.
(d) Ares.

4. What does Ajax strive not to be in his actions?
(a) A smart man.
(b) A religious man.
(c) A fool.
(d) A coward.

5. Which god does Ajax ask for help in the first part of the play?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Pan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Tecmessa do to Ajax's son while Ajax was mad?

3. Tecmessa assures the Chorus that Ajax is filled with what emotion over his slaughter of the cattle?

4. How many parts are there to the Chorus' song that ends Part II?

5. Who did Athena protect throughout the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the tone of Ajax's long speech about his honor in Part 2?

2. What does Teucer tell Eurysaces to do when he is placed besides Ajax's body, and why?

3. Ajax says that the rules of nature must be obeyed, and so must what?

4. What does Teucer think is Hector's revenge?

5. When the Chorus calls for Tecmessa, after Teucer has arrived, what does the messenger tell Tecmessa?

6. Why does Ajax refuse to go home?

7. Why does Menelaus tell Teucer that he doesn't have to argue with Teucer?

8. When the Chorus unsuccessfully attempts to calm Ajax, what does Ajax bemoan?

9. What does Teucer, after seeing Ajax's dead body, say his father will do?

10. How is Teucer greeted when he arrived at the Greek camp, and why is he greeted that way?

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