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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. What happened at midday when the guards were watching the body that was not supposed to be buried?

2. Man turns the soil of the land with the offspring of ____________, according to the ode.

3. The Chorus goes on to celebrate man as the ____________ of all beasts in the world during the play.

4. But some god strikes them down, and the race hath no __________________, according to the Chorus.

5. What is the color of the shield of Polyneices, according to the Chorus in this scene?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the decree of King Creon have to say about the burial of Antigone and Ismene's brothers?

4. What did Antigone do after the winds picked up and darkness fell, after she cried over the body of her brother?

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

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

7. What is man said to be the Master of when the Chorus speaks of man in this section of the play?

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

9. What does Antigone have to say when Creon states that she defied the law about burying her brother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main idea of this story is the idea of moral law versus man's law, with the obvious tilt toward moral law being over man's law.

Part 1: How does one even begin to define the idea of moral law? Can this even be measured? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think that moral law is more revered than man's law?

Part 3: Which do you believe is more important - man's law or moral law? 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

The idea of family values and loyalty is one that is tested time and time again in this story - from Antigone and her beliefs to Haemon and his relationship with his father.

Part 1: Why do you think Antigone values her family even more than the law in this play?

Part 2: Why do you think Haemon is so willing to argue with his father about the law that Antigone breaks?

Part 3: What does this play seem to be saying about the value of family in one's life?

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