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

2. Why does Winston say they will feed John better in his final weeks in prison?
(a) Because Winston knows the cook there.
(b) Because John’s wife will send them money for food.
(c) So that he looks good when he gets out.
(d) Because that prison gets better funding.

3. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?
(a) Talk about him.
(b) Bury him.
(c) Think about him.
(d) Acknowledge you were related to him.

4. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?
(a) They are both innocent.
(b) They prefer prison to the outside world.
(c) They do not remember why there are in prison.
(d) They committed the same crime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opens the play in Scene Four?

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

3. What does Winston say about John’s freedom after John asks why Winston is punishing him in Scene Three?

4. The play ends with Winston tearing off his wig and saying that he goes on to his “living death” (77) because he honored what?

5. How does Winston say he will be treated by friends and family once he is released?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the set for Antigone at the start of Scene Four.

2. Describe Winston’s actions at the end of the play, Antigone.

3. What is King Creon’s speech regarding his role as king to his people at the start of the play?

4. What does Winston say they will let John do when they drive him to Rooihel?

5. What does Winston say will happen when they transfer John to Victor Verster Prison?

6. How does John introduce the play at the start of Scene Four?

7. How does Winston describe John’s final morning at Rooihel?

8. How does Winston describe John’s first day back at home after being released?

9. Who does King Creon tell the people are among them, one of which he has caught?

10. What is the conversation King Creon has with Antigone when she is brought out to him?

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