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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the initial result when Eteocles refuses to honor the agreement with Polynices?
(a) The throne is ceded to a relative.
(b) A new agreement is drawn up.
(c) A marriage is arranged.
(d) A war breaks out.

2. What does Antigone feel like when the person who confronts her gets frustrated in Part 2?
(a) A little girl.
(b) A naughty brat.
(c) Mean.
(d) A cruel sister.

3. What happens to Oedipus?
(a) He kills his sons in a rage.
(b) He flees the city.
(c) He dies.
(d) He attends a council meeting.

4. What is the name of Antigone's dog?
(a) Fluff.
(b) Huff.
(c) Puff.
(d) Tuft.

5. When the characters are introduced in Part 1, their basic characteristics are given. What else is revealed about these characters?
(a) Their current state of health.
(b) Their date of birth.
(c) Their pets' names.
(d) Their eventual fates.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Creon's wife is introduced, it is said that she will continue her task until what?

3. Why isn't the boy alone on the side of the stage laughing and talking with the other characters?

4. What is the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices?

5. What happens to Eteocles's body in Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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