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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. Even though Creon believes himself to be right, he will not fight _____________.

2. Haemon tells Creon, "It is not __________ never to yield to reason!" within their discussion of Antigone.

3. What does Antigone believe that Creon should be found guilty of in relation to his reaction to her actions?

4. What is not one of the things that Antigone reminds the people of when she addresses the people of Thebes?

5. Why is Creon apt to decide that the prophet has been telling him the truth about his situation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the prophet tell Creon will happen if he goes through with his actions?

3. What does love have the power over, according to this ode in the play?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death is almost its own character in this story, appearing to advance the story as it unfolds.

Part 1: Why do you think that death is the only possible sentence for Antigone's crime?

Part 2: Why do you think that some of the characters felt that death was the only way to change the outcome of the story?

Part 3: How might the play have been changed if Haemon and the queen had not killed themselves?

Essay Topic 2

The Chorus is something most readers are not used to seeing in a play as they might see or read in the modern times.

Part 1: Why do you think the Chorus played such an important role in Greek tragedies?

Part 2: Why is the Chorus a necessary part of the play?

Part 3: How might the play have changed if the Chorus had not been included in this play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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