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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode 1 (First Stasimon).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The king cautions against the _____________ and the power of bribery in breaking his decree.
(a) Evil
(b) Strength
(c) Temptation
(d) Riches
2. At what time of day does the story taking place in the play begin?
(a) Midnight
(b) Midafternoon
(c) Dawn
(d) Twilight
3. Man has even taught himself, according to the Chorus, to flee the arrows of the ____________.
(a) Enemies
(b) Frost
(c) Wicked
(d) Peaceful
4. Man is the most awesome wonder in the _____________, according to the Chorus during the play.
(a) Earth
(b) Universe
(c) God's realm
(d) City
5. What did the person who tried to bury the body use in order to start to cover Polyneices up?
(a) Loose dirt
(b) Smoke
(c) Cement
(d) A blanket
Short Answer Questions
1. Who killed herself when she realized the incestuous relationship had taken place?
2. And ___________, and wind-swift thought, and all the moods that would a state, hath he taught himself.
3. What does the leader of the group call Polyneices when he is in the midst of battle? A wild __________ screaming.
4. What is the relationship between Antigone and Ismene, the two women at the start of the story?
5. What did Oedipus do when he realized the incestuous affair that took place with Jocasta?
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