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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. And _________, the eldest of the gods, the immortal, the unwearied, doth he wear...
(a) Earth
(b) Creon
(c) Zeus
(d) The Moon

2. Who is the leader of the group who is telling the story within this section of the play?
(a) Haemon
(b) Creon
(c) Antigone
(d) Choragos

3. What does Antigone throw back in Ismene's face when Ismene says she will be silent about the actions?
(a) Her incestuous relationship with her brother
(b) Her cowardice
(c) Her false promises
(d) Her bloodline

4. The ___________ accuse each other of being the one who buried the body illegally during the play.
(a) Prisoners
(b) Women
(c) Chorus
(d) Guards

5. Whose decree proclaims that the body of the fallen man is not to be buried by anyone under punishment of death?
(a) Oedipus'
(b) Haemon's
(c) Creon's
(d) Choragos

Short Answer Questions

1. Man also is the one who protects himself from the ____________, according to the content of the ode.

2. What is the walled city that is featured in the actions of this story and drama?

3. Whose body is to be left out to be pecked and torn apart, without a proper military burial?

4. The Chorus in this ode goes on about the greatness of ___________ when they speak to the audience.

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

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