View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode 4 (Fourth Stasimon).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Haemon insists that all men can learn from any who can ____________, when talking to his father.
(a) Grow
(b) Reason
(c) Love
(d) Teach

3. How does Creon describe Antigone after she calls him a fool during her interrogation?
(a) Iron
(b) Just a woman
(c) Idiotic
(d) Stupid

4. "....the disappointment comes on one who knoweth nought till he burn his __________ against the hot fire."
(a) Head
(b) Hand
(c) Foot
(d) Arm

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus in this scene is a group of singers and dancers who are meant to represent the _____________.

2. Where was King Lycurgus imprisoned for offending a certain goddesses who preside over the people?

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

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

5. Haemon shares with Creon that the people see Antigone as ____________ for the actions she has taken.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample