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

2. Even though Creon believes himself to be right, he will not fight _____________.
(a) Choragos
(b) Destiny
(c) Haemon
(d) The prophet

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

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

5. Haemon tells Creon, "It is not __________ never to yield to reason!" within their discussion of Antigone.
(a) Difficult
(b) Fair
(c) Reason
(d) Possible

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though the king might have everything in life a powerful man might want, without __________ he has nothing coveted by others.

2. Once offended, the Chorus states, gods and goddesses are without ____________ for the offending party.

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

4. Love has power over all mortals and _____________, according to the Chorus within this ode during the play.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the other story of jealousy that the Chorus relates to the audience within this ode, regarding the king and his first wife?

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

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

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

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

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