View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used to describe a speech given by a character alone on stage, normally inwardly directed?

2. Where does Ajax tell the Chorus he is going to go in order to appease Athena's wrath?

3. What did the soldiers have out when they greeted Teucer?

4. Who tells Teucer that Ajax's last wish was for him to raise his son?

5. Where does Ajax sit while he gives a soliloquy before he kills himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What two types of authority are in conflict in this play, and what does the conflict mean for the characters in the play? Use the play to find examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What role does Telamon have in the play? What function does she serve in it, for Ajax? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 218 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample