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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ajax call to claim him, before falling on his sword?

2. Who enters while Ajax is speaking to the Chorus in Part III?

3. What does the Chorus think that Menelaus will do when he comes to speak to Teucer?

4. In Ajax's youth, what did he want to win alone, without the help of the gods?

5. At the end of Part III, Tecmessa realizes that Ajax has done what to her?

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

What do the various speeches in the play suggest about how the characters in the play view a hero? Why? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Using specific examples from the text, show how Sophocles uses foreshadowing in this play.

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