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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1 (First Episode).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.
(a) Love
(b) Trust
(c) Peace
(d) Loyalty

2. Creon is concerned about the people and their worries about having a ____________.
(a) Public stoning
(b) War
(c) New leader
(d) Public hanging

3. Who is the leader of the group who is telling the story within this section of the play?
(a) Choragos
(b) Creon
(c) Haemon
(d) Antigone

4. Who is Choragos trying to get more active support from, pleading for this support as the Chorus would?
(a) Surrounding cities
(b) Younger residents
(c) Women
(d) Older men

5. Ismene tries to uphold __________ law and does not believe anyone should oppose it during the play.
(a) Haemon's
(b) Creon's
(c) God's
(d) Man's

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Creon gives ____________ to anyone who contradicts the king's wishes concerning the burial during the play.

3. The ___________ accuse each other of being the one who buried the body illegally during the play.

4. The Chorus in this scene is a group of singers and dancers who are meant to represent the _____________.

5. Who introduces the character of Creon to the play and to the audience who might be watching the play?

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