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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. Antigone asks that all see her as a woman about to die, a woman who will never ____________.
(a) Live
(b) Marry
(c) See her sister again
(d) Laugh again

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

3. Haemon shares with Creon that the people see Antigone as ____________ for the actions she has taken.
(a) Honorable
(b) Reckless
(c) Wrong
(d) Despicable

4. Antigone still believes she has done no ____________ wrong and that Creon is the guilty one.
(a) Emotional
(b) Physical
(c) Wartime
(d) Moral

5. Creon believes that Antigone would have been trouble for Haemon both in and out of _________.
(a) Their home
(b) The war
(c) His sight
(d) Bed

Short Answer Questions

1. If you are to be weak in your allegiances, Creon says, make it to a ____________.

2. Creon believes there is no greater evil than _____________ for that is what destroys households and nations.

3. The Chorus assures Antigone in her situation that she will have a peaceful ___________.

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

5. The Chorus notes that even the powerful are not immune to ___________, as the wife could not let go of her sadness

Short Essay Questions

1. What does love have the power over, according to this ode in the play?

2. To whom does this Chorus compare Antigone in this ode and why?

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

4. Why was King Lycurgus, Dyras' son, imprisoned in stone, according to the Chorus in this ode?

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

6. What does the Messenger have to say about fate at the start of this scene of the play?

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

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

9. What does the prophet tell Creon will happen if he goes through with his actions?

10. What does the Chorus lament in relation to Antigone's story and to the story of the princess?

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