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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Chorus call Menelaus, after Ajax's death?
2. What does Ajax say that all things must bow to?
3. According to the messenger, if Calchas' prophecy doesn't come true, then what is Calchas?
4. Who does Ajax want to curse Agamemnon and Menelaus?
5. What did the soldiers have out when they greeted Teucer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the suicide of Ajax occur halfway through the play? What takes up the later part of the play? What did Sophocles mean by this? Support your answer with examples from the play.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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