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

2. What is the relationship between Antigone and Ismene, the two women at the start of the story?
(a) Lovers
(b) Friends
(c) Cousins
(d) Sisters

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

4. The Chorus in this scene is a group of singers and dancers who are meant to represent the _____________.
(a) Common man
(b) Fates
(c) Mind of Antigone
(d) Conscience of Creon

5. What is the one force from which the Chorus notes that man is not immune?
(a) Disease
(b) Death
(c) Birth
(d) Taxes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Polyneices and Antigone in this play?

2. What does Ismene compliment Antigone on before she leaves her to herself and to her actions?

3. What kind of image is used to show the wrath that is passed on to future generations?

4. What is the new tone of this group of citizens that is now speaking to the audience?

5. Creon is concerned about the people and their worries about having a ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antigone plan to do in response to the King's decree about the burial of her brother?

2. What happens to men who are happy in their evil doings, according to the Chorus in this scene?

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

4. Why did the sentry not intend to come back to speak to the king about what he knew about Antigone?

5. To whom does this ode of the play attribute most of Antigone's problems?

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

7. What is the tone that the Chorus now takes on, which is different from the earlier tone it shared?

8. What happened the day before the opening of the play, according to the speakers in this scene?

9. What is the one force from which man is not immune, according to the Chorus in this part of the play?

10. What transpired between the two brothers, according to the Chorus in the play during this scene?

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