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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ismene reminds Antigone that Polynices was more of a ___________ to them.
(a) Father.
(b) Stranger.
(c) Good friend.
(d) None of the answers are true.

2. What does Antigone say when Creon confronts her about covering Polynices?
(a) She stays silent.
(b) She vehemently denies the accusation.
(c) She admits doing so.
(d) She blames it on the guards.

3. In Part 4, how deeply was Polynices's body buried?
(a) Just his feet and legs were buried.
(b) A dusting of earth was placed over him.
(c) Six feet deep.
(d) Just enough to keep the vultures away.

4. What is the final, tragic result of the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices in Part 1?
(a) They kill each other.
(b) A plague sweeps through the city, and they both die.
(c) Their father has them executed.
(d) They are both asassinated.

5. Why isn't the boy alone on the side of the stage laughing and talking with the other characters?
(a) His father forbade him to speak to people above his station in life
(b) He is tasked with bringing news of Haemon's death.
(c) He is shy.
(d) He is listening intently to the conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?

2. In Part 3, Antigone tells Ismene that it is too ___________.

3. While the guards are discussing Antigone's capture, what does she ask of them?

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

5. What did Haemon do in Part 3 that caused the quarrel between him and Antigone?

(see the answer key)

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