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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ajax say the following words are: Foes' gifts are no gifts: profit bring they none?

2. Why is revenge often a theme in Greek plays?

3. When the Choruses first appear after Ajax's death, what are they complaining about?

4. Teucer's comments about Hector reveal a secondary theme, which is what?

5. What does Ajax tell the Chorus that Tecmessa awakened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does this play show that suffering can be ennobling for mankind? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Cite examples from the play to support your answer to the following question: How does this play portray the relationship between the gods and man?

Essay Topic 3

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

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