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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2 (Second Episode).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose decree proclaims that the body of the fallen man is not to be buried by anyone under punishment of death?
(a) Creon's
(b) Haemon's
(c) Oedipus'
(d) Choragos

2. Antigone knows that the men will praise her for burying her brother, but fear of ________ keeps their mouths shut.
(a) Creon
(b) Her
(c) God
(d) Zeus

3. Who answered the battle cry of Polyneices in the battle where he finally lost his life?
(a) Rome
(b) Julius Caesar
(c) Thebes
(d) Justinius

4. _____________ are many, and none is more important than man.
(a) Creations
(b) Animals
(c) Disciples
(d) Wonders

5. How does Creon describe Antigone after she calls him a fool during her interrogation?
(a) Stupid
(b) Iron
(c) Just a woman
(d) Idiotic

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does the Chorus remind the audience that man is strong in?

2. What does the leader of the group call Polyneices when he is in the midst of battle? A wild __________ screaming.

3. What were Polyneices' jaws filled with, according to the speeches of the Chorus in this scene?

4. Creon sees the rights of the _____________ as different for those who are good and those who are wicked.

5. Man is considered to be the one who has ____________ animals, according to the content of the ode.

(see the answer key)

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