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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4 (Fourth Episode).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eteocles fought for Thebes and thus he will receive a ___________________ after his death.
(a) Book
(b) Full military burial
(c) Pension for his family
(d) Statue in his memory

2. Creon understands the problems of ______, yet elicits duty from them in their support of his decree.
(a) Age
(b) Women
(c) Men
(d) Warriors

3. What did the guards do in order to determine who would deliver the news to Creon?
(a) Threw dice
(b) Drew straws
(c) Drew swords
(d) Wrestled

4. What is Antigone's sentence as handed down by Creon as a result of her actions in burying the body?
(a) Death by poison
(b) Death by hanging
(c) Death by starvation
(d) Death by stoning

5. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.
(a) Trust
(b) Loyalty
(c) Peace
(d) Love

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces the character of Creon to the play and to the audience who might be watching the play?

2. Antigone still believes she has done no ____________ wrong and that Creon is the guilty one.

3. "For when a house hath once been shaken from _____________, there the curse fails nevermore."

4. What does Antigone believe that Creon should be found guilty of in relation to his reaction to her actions?

5. For that hope whose wanderings are so __________ is to many men a comfort, according to the Chorus.

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