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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ajax want to curse Agamemnon and Menelaus?
(a) The Furies.
(b) The Harpies.
(c) The Horsemen.
(d) The Fates.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ajax's wife cover his dead body?

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

3. Who made the prophecy the messenger refers to?

4. How is Teucer greeted at the Greek camp?

5. Who says: Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good /That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.

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