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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. Who was the captive of the Sentry, the person for which the Sentry was responsible during the play?
(a) Haemon
(b) Ismene
(c) Eteocles
(d) Antigone

2. To what place does Creon believe that Antigone will go after her death for her actions?
(a) Mount Olympus
(b) Heaven
(c) Hell
(d) Rome

3. What is the color of the shield of Polyneices, according to the Chorus in this scene?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) Blue
(d) White

4. What is the relationship between Antigone and Ismene, the two women at the start of the story?
(a) Lovers
(b) Sisters
(c) Friends
(d) Cousins

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Man turns the soil of the land with the offspring of ____________, according to the ode.

2. Where does the Chorus state that Polyneices came from when he entered into battle?

3. What is the one force from which the Chorus notes that man is not immune?

4. The Chorus does not condone ______________ or even the entertainment of such thoughts.

5. The power that crosses the ____________ sea, driven by the stormy south-wind, making a path under...

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