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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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

4. What kind of image is used to show the wrath that is passed on to future generations?
(a) Fire
(b) Air
(c) Earth
(d) Water

5. What is the other name for God that is used by the Chorus in this scene of the play and throughout the play?
(a) Mercury
(b) Apollo
(c) Creon
(d) Zeus

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

7. The Chorus does not condone ______________ or even the entertainment of such thoughts.
(a) Blasphemy
(b) Peace
(c) Women rulers
(d) Anarachy

8. Creon is concerned about the people and their worries about having a ____________.
(a) New leader
(b) Public stoning
(c) Public hanging
(d) War

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

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

11. Who informs the audience of the previous battle during this scene of the play?
(a) The Chorus
(b) Antigone
(c) The Messenger
(d) The sentry

12. Creon says that Ismene should also be put to death as she is guilty of ____________ in the burial.
(a) Helping
(b) Complicity
(c) Distraction
(d) Planning

13. The king cautions against the _____________ and the power of bribery in breaking his decree.
(a) Evil
(b) Strength
(c) Temptation
(d) Riches

14. Man has even taught himself, according to the Chorus, to flee the arrows of the ____________.
(a) Wicked
(b) Enemies
(c) Peaceful
(d) Frost

15. What does Antigone throw back in Ismene's face when Ismene says she will be silent about the actions?
(a) Her bloodline
(b) Her incestuous relationship with her brother
(c) Her false promises
(d) Her cowardice

Short Answer Questions

1. Thou, a ruler to whom ____________ brings not old age, dwellest in the dazzling splendour of Olympus.

2. Man is the most awesome wonder in the _____________, according to the Chorus during the play.

3. Who is the leader of the group who is telling the story within this section of the play?

4. What army decided to attack Thebes, though they were driven back during their efforts during the play?

5. What did the guards do in order to determine who would deliver the news to Creon?

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