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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 does Antigone throw back in Ismene's face when Ismene says she will be silent about the actions?

2. Man has even taught himself, according to the Chorus, to flee the arrows of the ____________.

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

4. What is the relationship between Eteocles and Polyneices in the play, even though they fight each other?

5. Man also is the one who protects himself from the ____________, according to the content of the ode.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the Chorus praise when they are speaking in this section of the play?

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

7. What does Creon do in order to address the fears of the people when a new leader emerges?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Chorus seems fickle at times, thus acting much like a mob in a city. However, they also have influence in the story, it seems.

Part 1: Do you think the mob mentality adds a new dimension to the story?

Part 2: Why do you think the Chorus can still affect the outcome of the story, even though it changes positions in the play?

Part 3: Does the commentary of the Chorus help your comprehension and enjoyment of the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

At various points of the story, it seems that characters already know what is to happen, even before it happens.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to have this sort of foreshadowing in a piece of literature?

Part 2: Do you think it ruins a story to hint as to what might happen in the end?

Part 3: If the characters already know what's going to happen, why don't they do anything more to stop the hands of fate?

Essay Topic 3

The physical violence that takes place in Antigone is hard to avoid. From the beginning of the story to the end, death happens and swiftly.

Part 1: Why do you think that Antigone killed herself in the end?

Part 2: Why do you think that Haemon killed himself in the end?

Part 3: Why do you think the queen killed herself in the end?

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