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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. What happened to the offering that the prophet made to the gods after the prophet heard strange sounds?
(a) It disappeared
(b) It was refused
(c) It was given back to him as an offering
(d) It was accepted

2. Why is Creon apt to decide that the prophet has been telling him the truth about his situation?
(a) The prophet has never been wrong
(b) He is too tired to argue
(c) He is getting pressure from the Chorus too
(d) He sees a sign from Zeus

3. What is the relationship that Haemon has with Antigone, according to the play?
(a) He is her brother
(b) He is her fiance
(c) He is her son
(d) He is her cousin

4. The Greek goddess of love much enjoys watching men's foolishness when it comes to ___________.
(a) Love
(b) Marriage
(c) Family
(d) War

5. Antigone compares her emotional state to that of the former queen of Thebes, _____________.
(a) Hecate
(b) Hera
(c) Niobe
(d) Aphrodite

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Messenger now call a walking dead man during the first part of this scene during the play?

2. Where was King Lycurgus imprisoned for offending a certain goddesses who preside over the people?

3. Creon is told by ______________ that trees and ships yield to the destructive nature of floods.

4. What is Choragos no longer able to distance himself from when Antigone arrives in the room?

5. What did the king discover about Antigone when he went to her vault where she was imprisoned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the prophet tell Creon when he enters the room, led by the boy into the court?

2. Why does Creon believe he will be seen as even more powerful than he is now?

3. What does Creon pity in some men after talking with Haemon about their relationship?

4. To whom does Antigone compare her emotional state during her time before Creon?

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

6. Who is the goddess of love and of beauty who the Chorus thinks also enjoys watching the foolishness of man?

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

8. What does Antigone ask all to see her as when she is standing in front of everyone?

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

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

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