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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Antigone points out to Creon that she is aware that __________ is inevitable for her, both now and in the future.
(a) Peace
(b) Happiness
(c) Glory
(d) Death

3. For that hope whose wanderings are so __________ is to many men a comfort, according to the Chorus.
(a) Wide
(b) Powerful
(c) Eager
(d) Straight

4. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.
(a) Loyalty
(b) Peace
(c) Trust
(d) Love

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

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

7. That _______, in turn, in brought low -- by the blood-stained dust die to the gods infernal.
(a) Justice
(b) Peace
(c) Truth
(d) Hope

8. What happened at midday when the guards were watching the body that was not supposed to be buried?
(a) The sun began to shine brighter
(b) A fog rolled in
(c) It began to storm
(d) It grew dark

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

10. The Chorus goes on to celebrate man as the ____________ of all beasts in the world during the play.
(a) Master
(b) Owner
(c) Keeper
(d) Killer

11. _____________ are many, and none is more important than man.
(a) Creations
(b) Wonders
(c) Animals
(d) Disciples

12. That __________ which neither sleep, the all-ensnaring, not the untiring months of the gods can master.
(a) Truth
(b) Honesty
(c) Power
(d) Spirit

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

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

15. Creon sees his job as for the general _____________ over personal alliances and over personal friendships.
(a) Riches
(b) Peace
(c) Military
(d) Good

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one force from which the Chorus notes that man is not immune?

3. What does Ismene swear to Antigone when she hears of Antigone's decision to act?

4. The Chorus notes that even in evil doings, man can be ___________, but there are consequences to these actions.

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

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