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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. What is not one of the animals that the Chorus notes that man can tame or master?
(a) Beast
(b) Horse
(c) Fish
(d) Bull

2. Haemon responds to Creon that his __________ is his guide and no marriage is worth losing that.
(a) Father
(b) Heart
(c) God
(d) Mother

3. Creon believes there is no greater evil than _____________ for that is what destroys households and nations.
(a) Love
(b) Anarchy
(c) Peace
(d) Pride

4. Man turns the soil of the land with the offspring of ____________, according to the ode.
(a) Horses
(b) Man
(c) Cows
(d) Fish

5. Eteocles fought for Thebes and thus he will receive a ___________________ after his death.
(a) Statue in his memory
(b) Book
(c) Pension for his family
(d) Full military burial

Short Answer Questions

1. Creon shares that he will not show any ___________ in his rule nor will he patronize anyone.

2. What were Polyneices' jaws filled with, according to the speeches of the Chorus in this scene?

3. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.

4. _____________ are many, and none is more important than man.

5. Creon lets the people know that his position is __________ ordained and thus he is the rightful heir.

(see the answer key)

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