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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 was cursing Creon in their final moments on earth before they killed themselves?

2. Choragos tells Creon that the gods are ___________ to him now during the play.

3. The Chorus talks about love's strength and destruction, such as it is between Creon and ____________.

4. What is Antigone's sentence as handed down by Creon as a result of her actions in burying the body?

5. The prophet cautions Creon and the actions he has taken, saying that he is on the edge of __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom does this Chorus compare Antigone in this ode and why?

3. What is Choragos' reaction when Antigone is brought before Creon at the start of this scene?

4. When did Teiresias make an offering to the gods, he tells Creon, that was then refused?

5. Who is the goddess of love and of beauty who the Chorus thinks also enjoys watching the foolishness of man?

6. What does Creon feel about prophets and what they have done to him in the past?

7. What happened in the tomb of Antigone after Creon buried Polyneices properly?

8. What is the other story of jealousy that the Chorus relates to the audience within this ode, regarding the king and his first wife?

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

10. What does Antigone ask all to see her as when she is standing in front of everyone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Fate seems to be a large character in and of itself, causing characters to do things and to not do things in accordance to it.

Part 1: Why do you think the characters in the play are not willing to do things to interfere with fate?

Part 2: Which character(s) seem most likely to ignore what might be considered to be fate? Why?

Part 3: Do you believe in the idea of fate? Why or why not?

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