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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ajax slaughter a herd of cattle?

2. The Chorus thinks, during Part I, that Ajax's actions are a smear campaign carried out by the generals or by whom?

3. From what does Ajax's anger at Greek leadership stem?

4. Where are Tecmessa's parents?

5. What will happen to the rest of Ajax's armor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where, and why, does Tecmessa say that Ajax collapsed?

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

6. What does Ajax pray for before leaving the Chorus onstage?

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

8. What does Ajax tell the Chorus he plans to do since Tecmessa has awakened his pity?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Odysseus and Ajax present different qualities of a warrior? What are those qualities, and what do they mean for the actions of the characters? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is a soliloquy, and what purpose does it serve in a play? What is the purpose of Ajax's soliloquy? Cite examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether you agree or disagree, and why, with the following statement: The play just peters out at the end without a true ending.

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