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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. Who is Choragos trying to get more active support from, pleading for this support as the Chorus would?

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

3. The Chorus in this ode goes on about the greatness of ___________ when they speak to the audience.

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

5. To what place does Creon believe that Antigone will go after her death for her actions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Chorus say about man and about his position in the universe?

3. What does Creon say about his position and his worthiness to be in such a position?

4. What is the tone that the Chorus now takes on, which is different from the earlier tone it shared?

5. What are Creon's ideas about loyalty when it comes to ruling the people of Thebes?

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

7. How is the water image in this stansimon depicted, which is parallel to the ode's ideas about God's wrath?

8. Why is the sentry interrogated by Choragos after he is also yelled at and threatened by Creon?

9. What are Choragos and the Chorus meant to represent during the rest of the play?

10. What does Creon believe is secondary to the general good of the people he now rules?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Like any piece of literature, one must look at the narrator of the story to decide if they can be believed as the story unfolds.

Part 1: Do you think the Chorus was the best choice for narrating this story? Why or why not?

Part 2: What are some of the weaknesses of having the Chorus narrate this story?

Part 3: What other character might be been better suited for narrating this play for the audience? Why?

Essay Topic 2

In a sense, there are numerous rivalries occurring during and before the start of this play.

Part 1: Why did Eteocles and Polyneices have a rivalry between themselves?

Part 2: Why did Ismene and Antigone have a rivalry between themselves?

Part 3: Why is rivalry necessary in the course of human relationships? Or isn't it?

Essay Topic 3

Women are certainly a central focus of this play and of its actions. There are many questions also brought up in regards to the position of women in society.

Part 1: What does the author seem to be saying about the position of women in society at the time?

Part 2: Why does Isemene seem to think that women should obey the laws of men?

Part 3: Would you consider Antigone to be a feminist? Why or why not?

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