View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the youth alone on the other side of the stage?
(a) The Ignominious One.
(b) The Page Boy.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Fiance.

2. What is Ismene doing in Part 1 when she is introduced?
(a) Pretending she is alone.
(b) Lamenting her eventual fate.
(c) Laughing and chatting with Haemon.
(d) Asking Creon to accept her as a courtesan.

3. What happens to Polynices's body in Part 1?
(a) t is hung on a tree to warn all who come to challenge the king.
(b) He is given an elaborate funeral.
(c) It is never found.
(d) He is left unburied for the vultures, vermin and insects to feed on.

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

5. How is Antigone's sister described in Part 1?
(a) A quiet, shy girl.
(b) A voluptuous, ambitious girl.
(c) A dark, thin girl.
(d) A happy, laughing girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Nurse doing when she is introduced?

2. How is Haemon related to Antigone?

3. How is the Nurse described in Part 1?

4. How are Haemon and Creon related?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 243 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample