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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 will happen to the rest of Ajax's armor?
(a) It will be burned.
(b) It will be buried with him.
(c) It will be thrown in the ocean.
(d) It will be used by someone else.

2. Who does the Chorus think will grieve if Ajax continues to be self-destructive?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His sister.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother.

3. The Chorus urges Ajax not to dishonor them, but to do what?
(a) Return to sanity.
(b) Return to his tent.
(c) Pay heed to the gods.
(d) Take back his insolence against the gods.

4. What is the name of the person who wrote Ajax?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Homer.
(d) Plato.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction does the Chorus move when singing the strophe?

2. What is Odysseus king of?

3. What does the Chorus call the mood that Ajax is in during Part II?

4. What does the Chorus think should "hide one who is sick in soul"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tecmessa think that Menelaus and Agamemnon will regret?

2. What is a soliloquy?

3. What does Tecmessa tell the Chorus the first time she appears, and in what tone does she say it?

4. What is the general purpose of a messenger in Classical Greek theater?

5. What is Ajax's state of mind right before he kills himself?

6. How did Ajax betray the Greeks, according to Menelaus?

7. Why does Odysseus pity Ajax?

8. Why does Athena offer to bring Ajax out of his tent?

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

10. How does Ajax plan to use the sword to kill himself?

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