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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. "For when a house hath once been shaken from _____________, there the curse fails nevermore."
(a) Heaven
(b) Hell
(c) The ground
(d) The city

2. What kind of image is used to show the wrath that is passed on to future generations?
(a) Water
(b) Earth
(c) Fire
(d) Air

3. That _______, in turn, in brought low -- by the blood-stained dust die to the gods infernal.
(a) Peace
(b) Truth
(c) Hope
(d) Justice

4. Antigone compares her emotional state to that of the former queen of Thebes, _____________.
(a) Hecate
(b) Aphrodite
(c) Hera
(d) Niobe

5. Creon is concerned about the people and their worries about having a ____________.
(a) Public stoning
(b) New leader
(c) Public hanging
(d) War

Short Answer Questions

1. Creon gives ____________ to anyone who contradicts the king's wishes concerning the burial during the play.

2. Thy power, O __________, what human trespass can limit? - the Chorus in this ode during the play.

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

4. Creon sees his job as for the general _____________ over personal alliances and over personal friendships.

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

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