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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The goddesses that King Lycurgus offended were NOT the goddesses who looked over ______________.
(a) Literature
(b) Arts
(c) Mathematics
(d) Sciences

2. The Chorus states that they believe Antigone to be ____________, and neither illness nor war carries her to her death.
(a) Wronged
(b) Honorable
(c) Justified
(d) Cursed

3. Ismene feels powerless as a __________ at the start of the story, in addition to her family background.
(a) Queen
(b) Woman
(c) Mother
(d) Sister

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

5. The Chorus, as a result of the story it shares, laments the powerlessness of man over _____________.
(a) Destiny
(b) The Gods
(c) Justice
(d) Curses

Short Answer Questions

1. And _________, the eldest of the gods, the immortal, the unwearied, doth he wear...

2. What does Antigone throw back in Ismene's face when Ismene says she will be silent about the actions?

3. Who is the Greek goddess of love and of beauty, according to history and to the Chorus?

4. Creon believes that because of Antigone's stubbornness, she will inevitably __________.

5. Who is afraid of Creon's wrath and of breaking the law, even though it would be an honorable action?

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