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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chorus also speaks of the orderliness of kept __________ within a society during the play.

2. The power that crosses the ____________ sea, driven by the stormy south-wind, making a path under...

3. The king cautions against the _____________ and the power of bribery in breaking his decree.

4. What was Antigone doing to the body of her brother when the guards rushed up to stop her?

5. What is the new tone of this group of citizens that is now speaking to the audience?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one force from which man is not immune, according to the Chorus in this part of the play?

2. Why does Creon say that Eteocles will receive a proper burial after his efforts in the battle?

3. What happens to men who are happy in their evil doings, according to the Chorus in this scene?

4. Who informs the audience of the battle that precipitated the previous scene of the play?

5. To whom does this ode of the play attribute most of Antigone's problems?

6. No matter the vicissitudes of life, what does the Chorus say man is held in?

7. What happened the day before the opening of the play, according to the speakers in this scene?

8. What does Creon caution against in the support of his decree about the burial rulings for the two men?

9. What does this ode have to say about the transference of God's wrath between generations?

10. What does the sentry admit to Choragos when he is being questioned about the burial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fate seems to be a large character in and of itself, causing characters to do things and to not do things in accordance to it.

Part 1: Why do you think the characters in the play are not willing to do things to interfere with fate?

Part 2: Which character(s) seem most likely to ignore what might be considered to be fate? Why?

Part 3: Do you believe in the idea of fate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The second section of the play is actually a recollection of the battle that took place to cause the deaths of Eteocles and Polyneices.

Part 1: Why do you think the author decided to backtrack after the opening has already been established?

Part 2: Why does the play need to describe the events which took place in the battle?

Part 3: Do you think the play would have been weakened if this second section had not been included? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Chorus is something most readers are not used to seeing in a play as they might see or read in the modern times.

Part 1: Why do you think the Chorus played such an important role in Greek tragedies?

Part 2: Why is the Chorus a necessary part of the play?

Part 3: How might the play have changed if the Chorus had not been included in this play?

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