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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creon tell the Chorus about Antigone in Part 6?
(a) She is only fulfilling her ultimate destiny.
(b) She is an unrepentant fool.
(c) She is a threat to his authority.
(d) She was born to die this way.

2. What does Jonas say in response to Creon's accusations in Part 4?
(a) He blames everything on the other guards.
(b) He cowers in terror, saying nothing.
(c) He tells Creon that he is not guilty of deserting his post.
(d) He reminds Creon of his good record.

3. What did Antigone fling at Ismene when they were children?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Worms and mud.
(c) Stones.
(d) Rotten apples.

4. In Part 4, what does Creon do in response to the guards telling him what Antigone has done?
(a) He sends the guards away.
(b) He grabs her arm angrily.
(c) He bribes the guards to keep their mouths shut.
(d) He gapes in disbelief.

5. In Part 2, what is one of the things Antigone says her family told her not to do?
(a) Marry for love.
(b) Go out without a chaperone.
(c) Run in the wind.
(d) Behave willfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Antigone tells the Nurse that she is too _____________ for what she must do.

2. What does Ismene ask Antigone after Antigone says that she has considered all of the possible consequences of her proposed actions in Part 2?

3. In Part 2, how does Antigone think her mother would feel about what she was doing?

4. What is Antigone carrying in the beginning of Part 2?

5. In Part 4, who is Jonas?

(see the answer key)

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