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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not one of the animals that the Chorus notes that man can tame or master?

2. Choragos speaks for the Chorus as ___________, pleading for more active support from others in the city during the play.

3. What does the Sentry say that Creon should do with Antigone now that she is before him?

4. The Chorus celebrates the slaying of the two men to be the ultimate __________ victory.

5. Polyneices led the attack on his _____________ during that final battle before the play starts.

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpired between the two brothers, according to the Chorus in the play during this scene?

2. What does the decree of King Creon have to say about the burial of Antigone and Ismene's brothers?

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

4. What does the Chorus say about man and about his position in the universe?

5. What does the sentry admit to Choragos when he is being questioned about the burial?

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

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

8. What does Antigone have to say when Creon states that she defied the law about burying her brother?

9. What did Antigone do after the winds picked up and darkness fell, after she cried over the body of her brother?

10. Who informs the audience of the battle that precipitated the previous scene of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Like so many other sisters, Antigone and Ismene seem to have a complicated relationship. They want what's best for themselves and for others, though they do not agree.

Part 1: Why do you think these sisters seem to have so much trouble, at first, agreeing with each other?

Part 2: Which sister seems to have the most plausible argument regarding the burial of Polyneices? Why?

Part 3: Do you think that sisters can ever agree with each other all the time? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

During the course of the play, there seem to be a number of characters who move back and forth between major characters, causing messages to be shared in directly.

Part 1: Why are the minor characters given the great tasks of sharing information with major players in the story?

Part 2: Why do you think that major characters don't speak to each other more directly during this play?

Part 3: How might the play be different if the action only focused on the major characters?

Essay Topic 3

Fate seems to be a large character in and of itself, causing characters to do things and to not do things in accordance to it.

Part 1: Why do you think the characters in the play are not willing to do things to interfere with fate?

Part 2: Which character(s) seem most likely to ignore what might be considered to be fate? Why?

Part 3: Do you believe in the idea of fate? Why or why not?

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