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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Prologue explain after the characters are introduced in Part 1?
(a) Some of the play's background.
(b) Some of the situations the characters will soon face.
(c) The reason the introductions are so detailed.
(d) The author's intent in writing the play.

2. How are Haemon and Creon related?
(a) Creaon is Haemon's instructor.
(b) Creon is Haemon's father.
(c) Creon is Haemon's brother.
(d) Creon is Haemon's uncle.

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

4. What does Ismene ask Antigone after Antigone says that she has considered all of the possible consequences of her proposed actions in Part 2?
(a) If Antigone wants to go to breakfast.
(b) If Antigone will leave Ismene her treasured brooch.
(c) If Antigone really thinks her plan will work.
(d) If Antigone doesn't want to live.

5. What does Antigone say wards off evil in Part 2?
(a) Her lucky charm.
(b) Her sister's love.
(c) The Nurse's hands.
(d) Her mother's cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who confronts Antigone do when expressing her frustration?

2. Who confronts Antigone in the beginning of Part 2?

3. What happens to Oedipus?

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

5. What is Creon's occupation?

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