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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. What does Ajax tell his son that he must become?
(a) A benevolent warrior.
(b) A strong warrior.
(c) A smart warrior.
(d) A great warrior.

2. What does Ajax compare living without honor to?
(a) Capture by the enemy.
(b) Living in shame.
(c) Living in fear.
(d) Dying.

3. Who did Athena protect throughout the war?
(a) The Trojans.
(b) The Creatians.
(c) The Spartans.
(d) The Greeks.

4. When does honor first appear as a theme in the play?
(a) In the Chorus' third lines.
(b) In the Chorus' first lines.
(c) In the Chorus' last lines.
(d) In the Chorus' second lines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Chorus think will grieve if Ajax continues to be self-destructive?

2. Who does Ajax tell Athena that he thinks he has captured, and will torture?

3. Why does Ajax slaughter a herd of cattle?

4. What does Ajax strive not to be in his actions?

5. Who is the only warrior greater than Ajax?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agamemnon tell Teucer he had no right to do?

2. What is the story the messenger tells of Ajax's youth?

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

4. Who goes in search of Ajax in Part 3?

5. What does Ajax's betrayal earn him, according to Menelaus?

6. How does Ajax plan to free himself from Athena's influence and why does he think it will work?

7. What does Ajax tell Eurysaces when he is brought out of hiding by his mother and two attendants?

8. Why does the Chorus suggest that it is time the Chorus members flee?

9. How, and why, does Tecmessa hide Ajax's body from the Chorus?

10. What does Athena say is the warning embodied by Ajax's behavior?

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