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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. What did Oedipus do when he realized the incestuous affair that took place with Jocasta?
(a) Blind himself
(b) Try to kill Antigone
(c) Kill himself
(d) Try to kill Jocasta

2. Who informs the audience of the previous battle during this scene of the play?
(a) The Chorus
(b) Antigone
(c) The Messenger
(d) The sentry

3. Without ______________, he meets nothing that must come; only against Death shall he call for aid in vain.
(a) A woman
(b) Love
(c) Rulers
(d) Resource

4. Who killed herself when she realized the incestuous relationship had taken place?
(a) Eurydice
(b) Jocasta
(c) Hera
(d) Antigone

5. At what time of day does the story taking place in the play begin?
(a) Twilight
(b) Midafternoon
(c) Dawn
(d) Midnight

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Chorus celebrates the slaying of the two men to be the ultimate __________ victory.

3. What does Ismene swear to Antigone when she hears of Antigone's decision to act?

4. Who enters in order to announce to the king that someone has tried to cover up the body of Polyneices?

5. Choragos speaks for the Chorus as ___________, pleading for more active support from others in the city during the play.

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