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

2. Man has even taught himself, according to the Chorus, to flee the arrows of the ____________.
(a) Frost
(b) Enemies
(c) Wicked
(d) Peaceful

3. Who did the king imprison in a story the Chorus relates about the idea of jealousy?
(a) His first wife
(b) His son
(c) His daughter
(d) His mother

4. What is the relationship between Antigone and Ismene, the two women at the start of the story?
(a) Cousins
(b) Sisters
(c) Friends
(d) Lovers

5. Who does the new wife blind after the king imprisons the person as answered in #153?
(a) Herself
(b) Her husband's first wife
(c) Her husband's two sons
(d) Her husband's daughter

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answered the battle cry of Polyneices in the battle where he finally lost his life?

2. Creon sees the rights of the _____________ as different for those who are good and those who are wicked.

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

4. What is the relationship between Polyneices and Antigone in this play?

5. Creon tells Haemon he is grateful for his ____________ in all matters, and is pleased with Haemon's answer.

(see the answer key)

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