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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, what does the person who confronts Antigone say in response to Antigone's reply about where she had been?
(a) That Antigone was raised carefully.
(b) That Antigone is different from her sister.
(c) That Antigone's mother would be disappointed if she were still alive.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. In Part 6, Haemon begs Creon to have the courage to be what?
(a) A strong, faithful man.
(b) The best king that Thebes could have.
(c) The loving father he knew as a child.
(d) A fair king.

3. What is Creon's wife doing when she is introduced?
(a) Brushing her daughter's hair.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Looking for her husband's socks.
(d) Practicing her lines.

4. In Part 6, after Haemon begs Creon to be courageous, how does Creon respond?
(a) He breaks down and weeps.
(b) He walks away.
(c) Tells Haemon to stand up straight and face the world head on.
(d) Tells Haemon that he has no choice and must accept his fate.

5. In Part 4, who is Jonas?
(a) One of Creon's sons.
(b) One of Creon's advisors.
(c) One of the guards.
(d) An significant member of the Chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, what does Creon do in response to the guards telling him what Antigone has done?

2. In Part 2, what is one of the things Antigone says her family told her not to do?

3. In Part 5, what does Creon say about Polynices and Eteocles?

4. In Part 3, for what does Antigone apologize to Haemon?

5. What does Nurse bring at the beginning of Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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