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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. Who does the Sentry admit is responsible for the burying of Polyneices?
(a) Antigone
(b) Himself
(c) Ismene
(d) Haemon

2. And through the future, near and far, as through the past, shall this ___________ hold good.
(a) Peace
(b) Law
(c) Whisper
(d) Secret

3. Where was King Lycurgus imprisoned for offending a certain goddesses who preside over the people?
(a) A basket
(b) In stone
(c) The river
(d) A castle

4. What is the new tone of this group of citizens that is now speaking to the audience?
(a) Fear
(b) Compassion
(c) Hatred
(d) Happiness

5. Who interrogates the Sentry when he reveals the person who is responsible for burying the body?
(a) Creon
(b) Haemon
(c) Choragos
(d) The prophet

Short Answer Questions

1. The goddesses that King Lycurgus offended were NOT the goddesses who looked over ______________.

2. Antigone asks that all see her as a woman about to die, a woman who will never ____________.

3. The Chorus assures Antigone in her situation that she will have a peaceful ___________.

4. What did the person who tried to bury the body use in order to start to cover Polyneices up?

5. The ode also points out that ___________ wrath is passed on to future generations, as seen with Antigone.

(see the answer key)

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