Antigone Summary

1)

Man has even taught himself, according to the Chorus, to flee the arrows of the ____________. (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

Wicked

Peaceful

Enemies

Frost

2)

Even though the king might have everything in life a powerful man might want, without __________ he has nothing coveted by others. (from Exodus)

Family

Happiness

Peace

Destiny

3)

Who returns to talk to Creon after he has been yelled at and threatened by Creon for speaking with him before? (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

Sentry

Messenger

Boy

Prophet

4)

The power that crosses the ____________ sea, driven by the stormy south-wind, making a path under... (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

Clear

Blue

Open

White

5)

Antigone points out to Creon that she is aware that __________ is inevitable for her, both now and in the future. (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

Happiness

Glory

Death

Peace

6)

"For when a house hath once been shaken from _____________, there the curse fails nevermore." (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Hell

Heaven

The ground

The city

7)

Who does the Messenger now call a walking dead man during the first part of this scene during the play? (from Exodus)

The prophet

Choragos

Haemon

Creon

8)

The Messenger understands that the queen's _____________ might be too great for public display. (from Exodus)

Happiness

Power

Grief

Influence

9)

The Chorus notes that even in evil doings, man can be ___________, but there are consequences to these actions. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Angry

Sad

Swayed

Happy

10)

Who was the captive of the Sentry, the person for which the Sentry was responsible during the play? (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

Eteocles

Haemon

Antigone

Ismene

11)

Antigone compares her emotional state to that of the former queen of Thebes, _____________. (from Scene 4 (Fourth Episode))

Hera

Hecate

Aphrodite

Niobe

12)

And through the future, near and far, as through the past, shall this ___________ hold good. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Law

Whisper

Secret

Peace

13)

How does Antigone respond when she is questioned by King Creon about her actions? (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

She denies everything

She denies nothing

She blames Ismene

She says nothing

14)

The goddesses that King Lycurgus offended were NOT the goddesses who looked over ______________. (from Ode 4 (Fourth Stasimon))

Mathematics

Sciences

Arts

Literature

15)

And _________, the eldest of the gods, the immortal, the unwearied, doth he wear... (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

Creon

The Moon

Zeus

Earth

16)

Haemon points out to his father that the citizens of the city do not see Antigone as a ______________. (from Ode 3 (Third Stasimon))

Criminal

Leader

Goddess

Hero

17)

The Chorus notes that even the powerful are not immune to ___________, as the wife could not let go of her sadness (from Ode 4 (Fourth Stasimon))

Grief

Happiness

Fear

Pain

18)

Haemon shares with Creon that the people see Antigone as ____________ for the actions she has taken. (from Scene 3 (Third Episode))

Reckless

Despicable

Honorable

Wrong

19)

Choragos tells Creon to do as the prophet tells him to do as the justice of the __________ is swift. (from Scene 5 (Fifth Episode))

Fates

Gods

Prophets

People

20)

Who was with Antigone in the tomb when Creon showed up to let her go? (from Exodus)

The prophet

Haemon

Ismene

Eurydice

21)

The Chorus points out the evil that is in _________ especially in relation to the situation with Antigone and Creon. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Punishment

Peace

Power

Pride

22)

Love keepest the vigil on the soft cheek of a ____________, according to the Chorus in this section during the play. (from Ode 3 (Third Stasimon))

Maiden

Goddess

Man

Crone

23)

That __________ which neither sleep, the all-ensnaring, not the untiring months of the gods can master. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Honesty

Truth

Power

Spirit

24)

When talking to Haemon, Creon insists that ____________ has no right to tell him how to rule. (from Ode 3 (Third Stasimon))

The Chorus

Haemon

The city

The God

25)

_____________ are many, and none is more important than man. (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

Wonders

Disciples

Creations

Animals

Antigone | Quiz

Antigone | Quiz

Man has even taught himself, according to the Chorus, to flee the arrows of the ____________. (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

Even though the king might have everything in life a powerful man might want, without __________ he has nothing coveted by others. (from Exodus)

Who returns to talk to Creon after he has been yelled at and threatened by Creon for speaking with him before? (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

The power that crosses the ____________ sea, driven by the stormy south-wind, making a path under... (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

Antigone points out to Creon that she is aware that __________ is inevitable for her, both now and in the future. (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

"For when a house hath once been shaken from _____________, there the curse fails nevermore." (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Who does the Messenger now call a walking dead man during the first part of this scene during the play? (from Exodus)

The Messenger understands that the queen's _____________ might be too great for public display. (from Exodus)

The Chorus notes that even in evil doings, man can be ___________, but there are consequences to these actions. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Who was the captive of the Sentry, the person for which the Sentry was responsible during the play? (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

Antigone compares her emotional state to that of the former queen of Thebes, _____________. (from Scene 4 (Fourth Episode))

And through the future, near and far, as through the past, shall this ___________ hold good. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

How does Antigone respond when she is questioned by King Creon about her actions? (from Scene 2 (Second Episode))

The goddesses that King Lycurgus offended were NOT the goddesses who looked over ______________. (from Ode 4 (Fourth Stasimon))

And _________, the eldest of the gods, the immortal, the unwearied, doth he wear... (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

Haemon points out to his father that the citizens of the city do not see Antigone as a ______________. (from Ode 3 (Third Stasimon))

The Chorus notes that even the powerful are not immune to ___________, as the wife could not let go of her sadness (from Ode 4 (Fourth Stasimon))

Haemon shares with Creon that the people see Antigone as ____________ for the actions she has taken. (from Scene 3 (Third Episode))

Choragos tells Creon to do as the prophet tells him to do as the justice of the __________ is swift. (from Scene 5 (Fifth Episode))

Who was with Antigone in the tomb when Creon showed up to let her go? (from Exodus)

The Chorus points out the evil that is in _________ especially in relation to the situation with Antigone and Creon. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

Love keepest the vigil on the soft cheek of a ____________, according to the Chorus in this section during the play. (from Ode 3 (Third Stasimon))

That __________ which neither sleep, the all-ensnaring, not the untiring months of the gods can master. (from Ode 2 (Second Stasimon))

When talking to Haemon, Creon insists that ____________ has no right to tell him how to rule. (from Ode 3 (Third Stasimon))

_____________ are many, and none is more important than man. (from Ode 1 (First Stasimon))

what is the ship of state

Does Antigone's suicide make her stronger or weaker as a character?

How would you briefly summarize the prologue of Anitgone

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