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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bribes the guards to keep their mouths shut.
(c) He gapes in disbelief.
(d) He grabs her arm angrily.

2. In Part 2, who does Ismene say dies for ideas?
(a) The brave.
(b) The cowards.
(c) Men.
(d) The foolhardy.

3. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) The characters must surrender to the will of fate.
(b) The characters must all die at the end.
(c) There is no comic relief to be found.
(d) Broken relationships will inevitably follow.

4. What is distinctive about the item Antigone uses to bury Polynices?
(a) It was under Polynices's body.
(b) He used to play with it as a child.
(c) It was part of the box Eteocles was buried in.
(d) It was part of a bottle Polynices carried with him.

5. How does Antigone try to convince the guards to let her go?
(a) By screaming and crying.
(b) By saying that the guards misunderstood her actions.
(c) By begging.
(d) By using her rank as princess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Antigone do to try to find out if Haemon really wanted her in Part 3?

2. What does Jonas do when Creon tells him what he is going to do to the guards for their lack of awareness in Part 4?

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

4. Who is playing cards in Part 1?

5. When the characters are introduced in Part 1, their basic characteristics are given. What else is revealed about these characters?

(see the answer key)

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