View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Man is the most awesome wonder in the _____________, according to the Chorus during the play.
(a) God's realm
(b) City
(c) Earth
(d) Universe

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

3. Who returns to talk to Creon after he has been yelled at and threatened by Creon for speaking with him before?
(a) Sentry
(b) Messenger
(c) Boy
(d) Prophet

4. Who does the Sentry admit is responsible for the burying of Polyneices?
(a) Antigone
(b) Haemon
(c) Himself
(d) Ismene

5. The power that crosses the ____________ sea, driven by the stormy south-wind, making a path under...
(a) White
(b) Open
(c) Clear
(d) Blue

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

7. What is the one force from which the Chorus notes that man is not immune?
(a) Birth
(b) Disease
(c) Taxes
(d) Death

8. The Chorus notes that even in evil doings, man can be ___________, but there are consequences to these actions.
(a) Swayed
(b) Sad
(c) Happy
(d) Angry

9. Creon realizes he still needs to prove his worth to the people as a _____________.
(a) Friend
(b) Leader
(c) Judge
(d) Fighter

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

11. Man is held in _________ for his stamina and his spirit, no matter what other things he might do.
(a) Rage
(b) Contempt
(c) Awe
(d) Fear

12. Creon argues that ______________ would be insulted that Antigone decided to bury the body of Polyneices.
(a) Ismene
(b) Oedipus
(c) Polyneices
(d) Eteocles

13. The two men of cruel fate were born of one _____________ and one mother, according to the Chorus.
(a) Evil
(b) Sire
(c) God
(d) Father

14. Eventually those who are evil will have to face truth and ______________ for their deeds.
(a) Death
(b) Justice
(c) Peace
(d) Punishment

15. What does the Sentry say that Creon should do with Antigone now that she is before him?
(a) Nothing
(b) Forgive her
(c) Kill her
(d) Interrogate her

Short Answer Questions

1. But some god strikes them down, and the race hath no __________________, according to the Chorus.

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

3. What is the walled city that is featured in the actions of this story and drama?

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

5. What is the other name for God that is used by the Chorus in this scene of the play and throughout the play?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 415 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample