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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Nurse doing when she is introduced?
(a) Scrubbing the nursery.
(b) Dancing merrily.
(c) Winding wool.
(d) Preparing the medicine tray.

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

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

4. Why isn't the boy alone on the side of the stage laughing and talking with the other characters?
(a) His father forbade him to speak to people above his station in life
(b) He is shy.
(c) He is listening intently to the conversation.
(d) He is tasked with bringing news of Haemon's death.

5. How is Antigone described in Part 1?
(a) A dark, thin girl.
(b) A bright, blond woman.
(c) An uncommonly beautiful creature.
(d) An angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Oedipus?

2. What was Creon's former occupation?

3. How is Haemon related to Antigone?

4. What is Ismene doing in Part 1 when she is introduced?

5. What does Prologue explain after the characters are introduced in Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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