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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Haemon and Creon related?
(a) Creaon is Haemon's instructor.
(b) Creon is Haemon's brother.
(c) Creon is Haemon's father.
(d) Creon is Haemon's uncle.

2. What is the Nurse doing when she is introduced?
(a) Winding wool.
(b) Dancing merrily.
(c) Scrubbing the nursery.
(d) Preparing the medicine tray.

3. What is Ismene doing in Part 1 when she is introduced?
(a) Asking Creon to accept her as a courtesan.
(b) Laughing and chatting with Haemon.
(c) Pretending she is alone.
(d) Lamenting her eventual fate.

4. What is the initial result when Eteocles refuses to honor the agreement with Polynices?
(a) A war breaks out.
(b) A marriage is arranged.
(c) A new agreement is drawn up.
(d) The throne is ceded to a relative.

5. What does Prologue explain after the characters are introduced in Part 1?
(a) Some of the play's background.
(b) Some of the situations the characters will soon face.
(c) The reason the introductions are so detailed.
(d) The author's intent in writing the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Creon's occupation?

2. Who is playing cards in Part 1?

3. What was Creon's former occupation?

4. How is Antigone's sister described in Part 1?

5. What is the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices?

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