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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parados.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose body is to be left out to be pecked and torn apart, without a proper military burial?
(a) Eteocles
(b) Ismene
(c) Antigone
(d) Polyneices

2. The Chorus celebrates the slaying of the two men to be the ultimate __________ victory.
(a) Moral
(b) Theban
(c) Roman
(d) Religious

3. What is the relationship between Polyneices and Antigone in this play?
(a) Brother and sister
(b) Cousins
(c) Nephew and Aunt
(d) Son and mother

4. What does Antigone throw back in Ismene's face when Ismene says she will be silent about the actions?
(a) Her cowardice
(b) Her incestuous relationship with her brother
(c) Her false promises
(d) Her bloodline

5. What were Polyneices' jaws filled with, according to the speeches of the Chorus in this scene?
(a) Swords
(b) Goats
(c) Our gore
(d) Fire

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gates does Thebes have, according to the Chorus in this scene?

2. Polyneices led the attack on his _____________ during that final battle before the play starts.

3. Where does the Chorus state that Polyneices came from when he entered into battle?

4. What is believed to be on Ismene and Antigone as a result of Oedipus and Jocasta's actions?

5. Who killed herself when she realized the incestuous relationship had taken place?

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