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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is playing cards in Part 1?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Three soldiers.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The King.

2. What instrument was used to throw earth on Polynices's body in Part 4?
(a) A piece of a broken green bowl.
(b) A large stick.
(c) A small child's shovel.
(d) A rotted piece of wood.

3. In Part 2, what does Antigone tell Ismene that she should not forgo?
(a) Her prayers.
(b) Her chores.
(c) Her breakfast.
(d) Her beauty sleep.

4. In Part 3, under what conditions does Ismene think Antigone will perform the task Ismene fears she will?
(a) Smothering midnight.
(b) Driving snow.
(c) Broad daylight.
(d) Pounding rain.

5. How is the Nurse described in Part 1?
(a) A middle-aged courtier.
(b) A special family member.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A young, fresh faced maiden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ismene say Creon has that will drag them to the scaffold?

2. In Part 4, who is Jonas?

3. In Part 4, what does the heat of the sun do?

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

5. What is Creon's wife doing when she is introduced?

(see the answer key)

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