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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3 (Third Episode).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Creon believes that Antigone would have been trouble for Haemon both in and out of _________.
(a) Their home
(b) The war
(c) Bed
(d) His sight

2. Nothing that is cast enters into the life of mortals without a ____________, according to the Chorus.
(a) Flaw
(b) Catch
(c) Sentence
(d) Curse

3. What is the other name for God that is used by the Chorus in this scene of the play and throughout the play?
(a) Zeus
(b) Apollo
(c) Mercury
(d) Creon

4. The ode implies that the woes of Antigone are directly related to her _____________, Oedipus.
(a) Son
(b) Father
(c) Prophet
(d) Cousin

5. What did the guards do in order to determine who would deliver the news to Creon?
(a) Wrestled
(b) Drew swords
(c) Drew straws
(d) Threw dice

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ supported the Thebans as he does not support the proud, like Polyneices and his army.

2. Man has even taught himself, according to the Chorus, to flee the arrows of the ____________.

3. What is the relationship between Eteocles and Polyneices in the play, even though they fight each other?

4. Who answered the battle cry of Polyneices in the battle where he finally lost his life?

5. Thou, a ruler to whom ____________ brings not old age, dwellest in the dazzling splendour of Olympus.

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