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

2. How many captains were at the gates and were matched again during the battle?

3. That __________ which neither sleep, the all-ensnaring, not the untiring months of the gods can master.

4. That _______, in turn, in brought low -- by the blood-stained dust die to the gods infernal.

5. The ode implies that the woes of Antigone are directly related to her _____________, Oedipus.

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen to Polyneices' body after he was killed during the battle?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does God support the Theban warriors during the battle that took place prior to the start of the play?

7. What does the Chorus speak of in relation to the recent events of the story?

8. What does Antigone plan to do in response to the King's decree about the burial of her brother?

9. In relation to man and to his frailty, the Chorus brings up the evil in having what?

10. What is the status of the battle at the start of the play, ANTIGONE?

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

Even though Antigone knows that she will be punished for her crimes, she admits her actions quickly and explains her intentions.

Part 1: Do you think that Antigone should have confessed for her crimes? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think others in the town feel about Antigone and the way she carried herself after being arrested?

Part 3: What do you think would have happened if Antigone had lied to Creon?

Essay Topic 3

The idea that this is a tragedy is mentioned halfway through the story, though the reader has probably already guessed this by that point.

Part 1: How do you think the author of the play defines the idea of tragedy?

Part 2: Why do you think it was important for the Chorus to mention that this play is a tragedy?

Part 3: Does the fact that bad things happen in this play make it more powerful for the reader? Why or why not?

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