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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Haemon described in Part 1?
(a) Dour and sapid.
(b) Adventurous and fickle.
(c) Fun loving and sport loving.
(d) Boorish and uncommonly ugly.

2. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) It is uncomfortable.
(b) It is tenuous and unrelenting.
(c) It is simple and straightforward.
(d) It is depressing and convoluted.

3. What happens to Eteocles's body in Part 1?
(a) He is given an elaborate funeral.
(b) It is hung on a tree to warn all who come to challenge the king.
(c) It is thrown in the river like a piece of trash.
(d) It is never found.

4. What does Antigone ask Haemon after her apology in Part 3?
(a) If he knows her favorite color.
(b) If he wants to marry someone else.
(c) If he wants a dog.
(d) If he loves her.

5. What does Antigone say wards off evil in Part 2?
(a) Her mother's cross.
(b) Her lucky charm.
(c) The Nurse's hands.
(d) Her sister's love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chorus say the only thing left to do at the end of a tragedy is?

2. After Haemon exits in Part 3, who comes in to talk to Antigone?

3. In Part 4, how deeply was Polynices's body buried?

4. What was Creon's former occupation?

5. What do the guards wonder after they apprehend Antigone?

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