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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. Man is considered to be the one who has ____________ animals, according to the content of the ode.
(a) Tamed
(b) Named all
(c) Eaten
(d) Killed

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

3. Who killed herself when she realized the incestuous relationship had taken place?
(a) Hera
(b) Eurydice
(c) Jocasta
(d) Antigone

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

5. Whose body is to be left out to be pecked and torn apart, without a proper military burial?
(a) Polyneices
(b) Ismene
(c) Antigone
(d) Eteocles

Short Answer Questions

1. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.

2. Ismene tries to uphold __________ law and does not believe anyone should oppose it during the play.

3. The Chorus goes on to celebrate man as the ____________ of all beasts in the world during the play.

4. Who was the captive of the Sentry, the person for which the Sentry was responsible during the play?

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

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