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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. The ode also points out that ___________ wrath is passed on to future generations, as seen with Antigone.
(a) The world's
(b) A woman's
(c) God's
(d) Creon's

2. Creon argues that ______________ would be insulted that Antigone decided to bury the body of Polyneices.
(a) Eteocles
(b) Polyneices
(c) Oedipus
(d) Ismene

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

4. Man also is the one who protects himself from the ____________, according to the content of the ode.
(a) Lies
(b) Truth
(c) Animals
(d) Elements

5. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.
(a) Love
(b) Loyalty
(c) Trust
(d) Peace

Short Answer Questions

1. "For when a house hath once been shaken from _____________, there the curse fails nevermore."

2. Antigone points out to Creon that she is aware that __________ is inevitable for her, both now and in the future.

3. "....the disappointment comes on one who knoweth nought till he burn his __________ against the hot fire."

4. The two men of cruel fate were born of one _____________ and one mother, according to the Chorus.

5. What is the other name for God that is used by the Chorus in this scene of the play and throughout the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the decree of King Creon have to say about the burial of Antigone and Ismene's brothers?

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

4. What are Choragos and the Chorus meant to represent during the rest of the play?

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

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

7. What are Creon's ideas about loyalty when it comes to ruling the people of Thebes?

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

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

10. What does the Chorus praise when they are speaking in this section of the play?

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