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Antigone Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the other name for God that is used by the Chorus in this scene of the play and throughout the play?
(a) Mercury
(b) Zeus
(c) Apollo
(d) Creon

2. Who is afraid of Creon's wrath and of breaking the law, even though it would be an honorable action?
(a) Creon
(b) Antigone
(c) Ismene
(d) Haemon

3. Creon says that Ismene should also be put to death as she is guilty of ____________ in the burial.
(a) Helping
(b) Complicity
(c) Planning
(d) Distraction

4. Who was the captive of the Sentry, the person for which the Sentry was responsible during the play?
(a) Haemon
(b) Eteocles
(c) Ismene
(d) Antigone

5. Man is the most awesome wonder in the _____________, according to the Chorus during the play.
(a) City
(b) God's realm
(c) Universe
(d) Earth

Short Answer Questions

1. And ___________, and wind-swift thought, and all the moods that would a state, hath he taught himself.

2. _____________ are many, and none is more important than man.

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

4. Creon shouts that the gods do not favor the ________ such as Polyneices who show them disrespect.

5. _________ supported the Thebans as he does not support the proud, like Polyneices and his army.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened the day before the opening of the play, according to the speakers in this scene?

2. What does Creon believe is secondary to the general good of the people he now rules?

3. What does Creon caution against in the support of his decree about the burial rulings for the two men?

4. What does Creon do in order to address the fears of the people when a new leader emerges?

5. What is the punishment for Antigone if she goes against the decree of King Creon?

6. Why is the sentry interrogated by Choragos after he is also yelled at and threatened by Creon?

7. What does Antigone plan to do in response to the King's decree about the burial of her brother?

8. What are Creon's ideas about loyalty when it comes to ruling the people of Thebes?

9. Why did the sentry not intend to come back to speak to the king about what he knew about Antigone?

10. What are Choragos and the Chorus meant to represent during the rest of the play?

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