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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 refuse to go home?

2. Where is Odysseus when Athena appears to him?

3. Who brings Ajax's son onto the stage?

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

5. Who is Tecmessa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would happen to Tecmessa if Ajax killed himself and why?

2. What preparations did Ajax make to the sword so that he can use it to kill himself?

3. Why does Ajax list the ways he thinks his honor has been destroyed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Odysseus, Agamemnon, and Menelaus are all kings. What aspects of a good, or bad, king does each character represent and why? Support your answer with specific examples from the play.

Essay Topic 3

How do the actions of Ajax symbolize the struggles of man against Fate, which is a theme in the play? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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