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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. Who introduces the character of Creon to the play and to the audience who might be watching the play?
(a) Ismene
(b) Choragos
(c) Antigone
(d) Creon

2. Where does the Chorus state that Polyneices came from when he entered into battle?
(a) Argos
(b) Thebes
(c) Rome
(d) Sicily

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Creon realizes he still needs to prove his worth to the people as a _____________.

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

4. Creon shouts that the gods do not favor the ________ such as Polyneices who show them disrespect.

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

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