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

2. What is the color of the shield of Polyneices, according to the Chorus in this scene?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) White
(d) Blue

3. How many captains were at the gates and were matched again during the battle?
(a) Ten
(b) Eight
(c) Seven
(d) Two

4. The king cautions against the _____________ and the power of bribery in breaking his decree.
(a) Evil
(b) Strength
(c) Temptation
(d) Riches

5. "....the disappointment comes on one who knoweth nought till he burn his __________ against the hot fire."
(a) Head
(b) Arm
(c) Foot
(d) Hand

Short Answer Questions

1. What is believed to be on Ismene and Antigone as a result of Oedipus and Jocasta's actions?

2. Nothing that is cast enters into the life of mortals without a ____________, according to the Chorus.

3. What else does the Chorus remind the audience that man is strong in?

4. How does Creon describe Antigone after she calls him a fool during her interrogation?

5. _____________ are many, and none is more important than man.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Antigone do after the winds picked up and darkness fell, after she cried over the body of her brother?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Creon believe is secondary to the general good of the people he now rules?

7. How is the water image in this stansimon depicted, which is parallel to the ode's ideas about God's wrath?

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

9. What does the Chorus say about man and about his position in the universe?

10. What does the Chorus speak of in relation to the recent events of the story?

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