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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antigone compares her emotional state to that of the former queen of Thebes, _____________.
(a) Hecate
(b) Niobe
(c) Aphrodite
(d) Hera

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

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

4. The goddesses that King Lycurgus offended were NOT the goddesses who looked over ______________.
(a) Sciences
(b) Literature
(c) Arts
(d) Mathematics

5. The prophet tells Creon to _______________ and to rescind his proclamation.
(a) Step down from power
(b) Bury Polyneices
(c) Get over himself
(d) Dig up Eteocles

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

7. The Chorus assures Antigone in her situation that she will have a peaceful ___________.
(a) History
(b) Death
(c) Afterlife
(d) Family

8. Who goes to free Antigone and to bury Polyneices as the prophet said should be done?
(a) The boy
(b) Choragos
(c) Creon
(d) Haemon

9. Should the proud have survived to old age, notes Choragos, they will have learned to be _________.
(a) Helpful
(b) Caring
(c) Merciful
(d) Wise

10. What does Antigone believe that Creon should be found guilty of in relation to his reaction to her actions?
(a) Nothing
(b) Pride
(c) Acting as a God
(d) Ignorance

11. The prophet goes on to tell Creon that he will be paid back _________________.
(a) With a war to end all wars
(b) With great poverty
(c) Corpse for corpse
(d) Ten times fold

12. _____________ starts to tear up at the sight of Antigone being led into the room during the play.
(a) Choragos
(b) Haemon
(c) Ismene
(d) Creon

13. Who gave Polyneices, the son of Oedipus, a proper burial at the end of this play?
(a) Antigone
(b) Haemon
(c) Choragos
(d) Creon

14. Why is Creon apt to decide that the prophet has been telling him the truth about his situation?
(a) The prophet has never been wrong
(b) He is too tired to argue
(c) He is getting pressure from the Chorus too
(d) He sees a sign from Zeus

15. Haemon tells his father than ____________ has nothing to do with being right or wrong.
(a) Justice
(b) Age
(c) Love
(d) Sex

Short Answer Questions

1. The prophet tells Creon he has kept Polyneices from ____________ and buried Antigone alive.

2. Creon believes there is no greater evil than _____________ for that is what destroys households and nations.

3. Love keepest the vigil on the soft cheek of a ____________, according to the Chorus in this section during the play.

4. What was the result of the visitor who came to see the princess when she was locked up?

5. The prophet cautions Creon and the actions he has taken, saying that he is on the edge of __________.

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