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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. How does Antigone respond when she is questioned by King Creon about her actions?

2. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.

3. What is the relationship between Antigone and Ismene, the two women at the start of the story?

4. What does Ismene swear to Antigone when she hears of Antigone's decision to act?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are Antigone and Ismene commiserating about at the start of the story that drives the rest of the play?

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

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

7. What transpired between the two brothers, according to the Chorus in the play during this scene?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It's interesting to see a less modern book with strong female characters. This is not something one would normally expect to find in a Greek tragedy.

Part 1: Why do you think that Antigone was 'allowed' to be a strong character in this book?

Part 2: What is the advantage of having a woman in the role that Antigone plays instead of a man?

Part 3: Why do you think that the author thought that Antigone, as a character, would make the decisions she did, as opposed to someone else?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Oedipus, though dead, is brought into the play as well at various times, as the curse of Antigone and of her life.

Part 1: Why do you think that the play brings the idea of Oedipus into the play?

Part 2: Do you think that someone's past can curse someone's present life? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you feel sorry for Antigone in having the past she does with Oedipus? Why or why not?

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