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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the walled city that is featured in the actions of this story and drama?
(a) Rome
(b) Thebes
(c) Nice
(d) Sicily

2. How many captains were at the gates and were matched again during the battle?
(a) Two
(b) Ten
(c) Seven
(d) Eight

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

4. Who informs the audience of the previous battle during this scene of the play?
(a) The Chorus
(b) The sentry
(c) The Messenger
(d) Antigone

5. The two men of cruel fate were born of one _____________ and one mother, according to the Chorus.
(a) Evil
(b) Father
(c) God
(d) Sire

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of the shield of Polyneices, according to the Chorus in this scene?

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

3. What is the relationship between Antigone and Ismene, the two women at the start of the story?

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

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

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