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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode 1 (First Stasimon).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Choragos trying to get more active support from, pleading for this support as the Chorus would?
(a) Younger residents
(b) Older men
(c) Surrounding cities
(d) Women

2. What is the walled city that is featured in the actions of this story and drama?
(a) Thebes
(b) Sicily
(c) Rome
(d) Nice

3. Creon understands the problems of ______, yet elicits duty from them in their support of his decree.
(a) Warriors
(b) Women
(c) Men
(d) Age

4. What is the relationship between Polyneices and Antigone in this play?
(a) Brother and sister
(b) Nephew and Aunt
(c) Cousins
(d) Son and mother

5. What is the one force from which the Chorus notes that man is not immune?
(a) Birth
(b) Taxes
(c) Death
(d) Disease

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gates does Thebes have, according to the Chorus in this scene?

2. Man is the most awesome wonder in the _____________, according to the Chorus during the play.

3. What army decided to attack Thebes, though they were driven back during their efforts during the play?

4. What is the punishment for burying the body of the soldier in defiance of the decree during the play?

5. Ismene feels powerless as a __________ at the start of the story, in addition to her family background.

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