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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads Teiresias into the court in order to see the King Creon and tell him some news during the play?
(a) Ismene
(b) Messenger
(c) Sentry
(d) A boy

2. Creon tells Haemon he is grateful for his ____________ in all matters, and is pleased with Haemon's answer.
(a) Appreciation
(b) Attention
(c) Allegiance
(d) Guidance

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

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

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

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

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

8. Creon believes he will be seen as stronger for refusing to yield to showing ______________ with Antigone.
(a) Gratitude
(b) Patience
(c) Anger
(d) Mercy

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

10. Who was cursing Creon in their final moments on earth before they killed themselves?
(a) Antigone
(b) Choragos
(c) Ismene
(d) Eurydice

11. Antigone still believes she has done no ____________ wrong and that Creon is the guilty one.
(a) Physical
(b) Emotional
(c) Moral
(d) Wartime

12. Who does the new wife blind after the king imprisons the person as answered in #153?
(a) Her husband's daughter
(b) Her husband's first wife
(c) Herself
(d) Her husband's two sons

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

14. Creon is told by ______________ that trees and ships yield to the destructive nature of floods.
(a) Antigone
(b) Ismene
(c) Choragos
(d) Haemon

15. Who is the Greek goddess of love and of beauty, according to history and to the Chorus?
(a) Hera
(b) Helen of Troy
(c) Venus
(d) Aphrodite

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antigone believe that Creon should be found guilty of in relation to his reaction to her actions?

2. The prophet goes on to tell Creon that he will be paid back _________________.

3. _____________ starts to tear up at the sight of Antigone being led into the room during the play.

4. What is not one of the things that Antigone reminds the people of when she addresses the people of Thebes?

5. Who was the son supposed to kill as a result of a prophesy that was given?

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