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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 does the new wife blind after the king imprisons the person as answered in #153?

2. Antigone asks that all see her as a woman about to die, a woman who will never ____________.

3. The Chorus compares Antigone to ___________, a princess who was imprisoned for an act she might commit.

4. When Choragos asks the Messenger about his depressing tone, who does the Messenger say has killed himself?

5. Who leads Teiresias into the court in order to see the King Creon and tell him some news during the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Creon happy that Haemon's fascination with Antigone seems to be fading?

2. What does the Messenger have to say about fate at the start of this scene of the play?

3. What does the Messenger say about the grief that the queen must be feeling after the events which took place?

4. Why does Creon believe he will be seen as even more powerful than he is now?

5. What does Haemon come to say to his father, Creon, when he learns about Antigone?

6. Why was King Lycurgus, Dyras' son, imprisoned in stone, according to the Chorus in this ode?

7. What does this ode praise within the story and within the story of mankind as a whole?

8. What does the Chorus lament in relation to Antigone's story and to the story of the princess?

9. What does Antigone believe plagues her and all her family from the grave?

10. What does Creon pity in some men after talking with Haemon about their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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