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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ismene tries to uphold __________ law and does not believe anyone should oppose it during the play.
(a) Haemon's
(b) Creon's
(c) God's
(d) Man's

2. What did the person who tried to bury the body use in order to start to cover Polyneices up?
(a) Smoke
(b) A blanket
(c) Loose dirt
(d) Cement

3. Ismene feels powerless as a __________ at the start of the story, in addition to her family background.
(a) Sister
(b) Woman
(c) Queen
(d) Mother

4. And _________, the eldest of the gods, the immortal, the unwearied, doth he wear...
(a) Zeus
(b) The Moon
(c) Earth
(d) Creon

5. How does Creon describe Antigone after she calls him a fool during her interrogation?
(a) Stupid
(b) Idiotic
(c) Iron
(d) Just a woman

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus goes on to celebrate man as the ____________ of all beasts in the world during the play.

2. Man is considered to be the one who has ____________ animals, according to the content of the ode.

3. The Chorus also speaks of the orderliness of kept __________ within a society during the play.

4. Who informs the audience of the previous battle during this scene of the play?

5. Who killed herself when she realized the incestuous relationship had taken place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antigone have to say when Creon states that she defied the law about burying her brother?

2. What does the sentry admit to Choragos when he is being questioned about the burial?

3. What are Antigone and Ismene commiserating about at the start of the story that drives the rest of the play?

4. What is the status of the battle at the start of the play, ANTIGONE?

5. What is the punishment for Antigone if she goes against the decree of King Creon?

6. What does this ode have to say about the transference of God's wrath between generations?

7. What will happen to Polyneices' body after he was killed during the battle?

8. What does Creon do in order to address the fears of the people when a new leader emerges?

9. What does Creon say about his position and his worthiness to be in such a position?

10. Why does Creon say that Eteocles will receive a proper burial after his efforts in the battle?

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