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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. What is not one of the animals that the Chorus notes that man can tame or master?
(a) Fish
(b) Bull
(c) Beast
(d) Horse

2. What did Antigone sprinkle over the body of her brother after the winds picked up at midday?
(a) Wax
(b) Clay
(c) Flowers
(d) Dust

3. What did the person who tried to bury the body use in order to start to cover Polyneices up?
(a) Smoke
(b) Cement
(c) Loose dirt
(d) A blanket

4. How many captains were at the gates and were matched again during the battle?
(a) Two
(b) Seven
(c) Ten
(d) Eight

5. What army decided to attack Thebes, though they were driven back during their efforts during the play?
(a) Roman
(b) Italian
(c) Argive
(d) Greek

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of the shield of Polyneices, according to the Chorus in this scene?

2. Who informs the audience of the previous battle during this scene of the play?

3. Antigone knows that the men will praise her for burying her brother, but fear of ________ keeps their mouths shut.

4. Who is afraid of Creon's wrath and of breaking the law, even though it would be an honorable action?

5. Who enters in order to announce to the king that someone has tried to cover up the body of Polyneices?

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