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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) Sicily
(b) Nice
(c) Rome
(d) Thebes

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus celebrates the slaying of the two men to be the ultimate __________ victory.

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

3. What is the relationship between Eteocles and Polyneices in the play, even though they fight each other?

4. Antigone claims she will be ready to face a/an _____________ death if she is caught in her actions.

5. What is the punishment for burying the body of the soldier in defiance of the decree during the play?

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