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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode 4 (Fourth Stasimon).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ismene feels powerless as a __________ at the start of the story, in addition to her family background.
(a) Sister
(b) Mother
(c) Queen
(d) Woman

2. What was Antigone doing to the body of her brother when the guards rushed up to stop her?
(a) Nothing
(b) Singing to it
(c) Anointing it
(d) Burning it

3. What is the relationship that Haemon has with Antigone, according to the play?
(a) He is her cousin
(b) He is her son
(c) He is her brother
(d) He is her fiance

4. Creon sees the rights of the _____________ as different for those who are good and those who are wicked.
(a) Warriors
(b) Faithful
(c) Dead
(d) Living

5. Creon believes that Antigone deserves nothing more than to find a husband in __________ after what she has done.
(a) Rome
(b) Heaven
(c) Spain
(d) Hell

Short Answer Questions

1. The two men of cruel fate were born of one _____________ and one mother, according to the Chorus.

2. Who slew Polyneices during that final battle that caused him to be left without a proper burial?

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

4. Who interrogates the Sentry when he reveals the person who is responsible for burying the body?

5. To what place does Creon believe that Antigone will go after her death for her actions?

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