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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once offended, the Chorus states, gods and goddesses are without ____________ for the offending party.
(a) Mercy
(b) Repercussions
(c) Power
(d) Justice

2. Haemon tells Creon, "It is not __________ never to yield to reason!" within their discussion of Antigone.
(a) Reason
(b) Fair
(c) Possible
(d) Difficult

3. Who was the son supposed to kill as a result of a prophesy that was given?
(a) His uncle
(b) His brother
(c) His father
(d) His cousin

4. Who was with Antigone in the tomb when Creon showed up to let her go?
(a) Ismene
(b) The prophet
(c) Haemon
(d) Eurydice

5. The Chorus, as a result of the story it shares, laments the powerlessness of man over _____________.
(a) Justice
(b) Destiny
(c) Curses
(d) The Gods

6. When talking to Haemon, Creon insists that ____________ has no right to tell him how to rule.
(a) The city
(b) Haemon
(c) The God
(d) The Chorus

7. Even though the king might have everything in life a powerful man might want, without __________ he has nothing coveted by others.
(a) Peace
(b) Happiness
(c) Family
(d) Destiny

8. Who visited the princess during her imprisonment for something she could do nothing about?
(a) Danae
(b) Zeus
(c) Hera
(d) Creon

9. Love has power over all mortals and _____________, according to the Chorus within this ode during the play.
(a) Immortals
(b) Women
(c) Animals
(d) Gods

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

11. Who did the king imprison in a story the Chorus relates about the idea of jealousy?
(a) His son
(b) His first wife
(c) His mother
(d) His daughter

12. What is the handicap of Teiresias, the prophet, who comes to speak to Creon during the play?
(a) One leg
(b) Deaf
(c) Mute
(d) Blind

13. Antigone asks that all see her as a woman about to die, a woman who will never ____________.
(a) Marry
(b) Laugh again
(c) Live
(d) See her sister again

14. What is not one of the things that Antigone reminds the people of when she addresses the people of Thebes?
(a) Her suffering
(b) Her royal ancestry
(c) Her innocence
(d) Her beauty

15. What was the result of the visitor who came to see the princess when she was locked up?
(a) She died
(b) A strong spell
(c) A son
(d) A curse

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the princess to which Antigone is compared locked up in a prison during the play?

2. Creon realizes that the tragedy is surely punishment from _________ and the pain is immeasurable.

3. Haemon points out to his father that the citizens of the city do not see Antigone as a ______________.

4. Creon is told by ______________ that trees and ships yield to the destructive nature of floods.

5. Why is Creon apt to decide that the prophet has been telling him the truth about his situation?

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