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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does John say he has left in prison?
(a) 62.
(b) 29.
(c) 92.
(d) 33.

2. Who does King Creon bring out as one the “rats” he has captured?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Polynices.
(d) John.

3. What have John and Winston done to their cell at the start of Scene Four?
(a) Trashed it.
(b) Broken everything in it.
(c) Painted it.
(d) Converted it into a stage.

4. Where does Winston tell John he will be transferred before his three months are up at Robben Island?
(a) St. George’s Prison.
(b) Victor Verster Prison.
(c) Victor Island.
(d) King Creon’s prison.

5. What is the play John and Winston performed called?
(a) The Life and Death of Antigone.
(b) Antigone’s Mistrial.
(c) The Crime and Punishment of Antigone.
(d) The Trial and Punishment of Antigone.

6. Who opens the play in Scene Four?
(a) Winston.
(b) John.
(c) Hodoshe.
(d) Prinsloo.

7. How long does John say Harry has been locked up?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 70 years.

8. Which brother fought in opposition to the state in the play Antigone?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Labdacus.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Eteocles.

9. John tells the audience that the story is about two brothers of what house?
(a) Labdacus.
(b) Abacus.
(c) Lavaticus.
(d) Incubus.

10. What does Winston say will happen between him and John once John is released?
(a) They will write often.
(b) They will forget each other.
(c) They will call each other.
(d) John will visit.

11. What does King Creon tell the people he is to them?
(a) Their servant.
(b) Their boss.
(c) Their lord.
(d) Their master.

12. The play ends with Winston tearing off his wig and saying that he goes on to his “living death” (77) because he honored what?
(a) The things to which honor belongs.
(b) The King.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His wife.

13. Where does Winston say John will most likely work after he is transferred to a new prison?
(a) The metal shop.
(b) The Island.
(c) The vineyard.
(d) An office.

14. Which of John’s belongings does he struggle to recall when talking with Winston about his last day of prison?
(a) His slacks.
(b) His watch.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His socks.

15. What part does John play in the performance of Antigone?
(a) King Creon.
(b) Polynices.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Antigone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When King Creon says that as King he symbolizes the State, how does Antigone respond?

2. What does John begin to count in his bed at the start of Scene Three?

3. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?

4. Why does Winston say they will feed John better in his final weeks in prison?

5. What did Antigone do to Polynices?

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