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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 did the king discover about Antigone when he went to her vault where she was imprisoned?
(a) She hanged herself
(b) She was asleep
(c) She was alive
(d) She had escaped

2. Creon believes that Antigone deserves nothing more than to find a husband in __________ after what she has done.
(a) Hell
(b) Rome
(c) Spain
(d) Heaven

3. Love has power over all mortals and _____________, according to the Chorus within this ode during the play.
(a) Animals
(b) Immortals
(c) Women
(d) Gods

4. Who does Creon feel have always manipulated him, which is a sign of his own self pity for his situation?
(a) Animals
(b) Women
(c) The prophets
(d) The Gods

5. No ____________ can escape love, according to the Chorus within this scene.
(a) Man
(b) Woman
(c) Mortal
(d) Immortal

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the focus of this ode in the play? What theme is being discussed during this section?

2. Who was the son supposed to kill as a result of a prophesy that was given?

3. Creon tells Haemon he is grateful for his ____________ in all matters, and is pleased with Haemon's answer.

4. What is not one of the things that Antigone reminds the people of when she addresses the people of Thebes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does this ode praise within the story and within the story of mankind as a whole?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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