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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. Even though the king might have everything in life a powerful man might want, without __________ he has nothing coveted by others.
(a) Destiny
(b) Peace
(c) Family
(d) Happiness

2. What is Antigone's sentence as handed down by Creon as a result of her actions in burying the body?
(a) Death by stoning
(b) Death by starvation
(c) Death by hanging
(d) Death by poison

3. Who did the king imprison in a story the Chorus relates about the idea of jealousy?
(a) His first wife
(b) His mother
(c) His daughter
(d) His son

4. What was the result of the visitor who came to see the princess when she was locked up?
(a) A son
(b) She died
(c) A curse
(d) A strong spell

5. The prophet cautions Creon and the actions he has taken, saying that he is on the edge of __________.
(a) Fate
(b) Mercy
(c) Happiness
(d) Doom

Short Answer Questions

1. Creon believes he will be seen as stronger for refusing to yield to showing ______________ with Antigone.

2. Haemon insists that all men can learn from any who can ____________, when talking to his father.

3. _____________ starts to tear up at the sight of Antigone being led into the room during the play.

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

5. Who visited the princess during her imprisonment for something she could do nothing about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antigone believe plagues her and all her family from the grave?

2. What is Choragos' reaction when Antigone is brought before Creon at the start of this scene?

3. What does the Chorus elaborate on when it comes to love and its role in the relationship of Haemon and Creon?

4. Why is Creon happy that Haemon's fascination with Antigone seems to be fading?

5. When did Teiresias make an offering to the gods, he tells Creon, that was then refused?

6. What does Creon feel about prophets and what they have done to him in the past?

7. Why does the Messenger answer the queen, Eurydice, with honesty rather than with lies?

8. What happened in the tomb of Antigone after Creon buried Polyneices properly?

9. What does Haemon come to say to his father, Creon, when he learns about Antigone?

10. What does the Messenger say about the grief that the queen must be feeling after the events which took place?

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