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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 3, Ismene urges Antigone not to what?
(a) Go to the castle without assistance.
(b) Attempt what's beyond her strength.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Delay the inevitable.

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

4. In Part 3, under what conditions does Ismene think Antigone will perform the task Ismene fears she will?
(a) Pounding rain.
(b) Broad daylight.
(c) Smothering midnight.
(d) Driving snow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Antigone carrying in the beginning of Part 2?

2. In Part 3, after Antigone explains everything to Haemon, what does she tell him is the only thing he can do to show her that he loves her?

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

4. In Part 2, Ismene says that Antigone behaves too __________.

5. What is the final, tragic result of the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices in Part 1?

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