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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Antigone tells the Nurse that she is too _____________ for what she must do.
(a) Smart.
(b) Tired.
(c) Young.
(d) Frightened.

2. What does the person who confronts Antigone in Part 2 think Antigone was doing?
(a) Attending lessons without permission.
(b) Painting in the garden.
(c) Taking a walk without her chaperone.
(d) Visiting her secret sweetheart.

3. What happens to Eteocles's body in Part 1?
(a) It is never found.
(b) It is thrown in the river like a piece of trash.
(c) It is hung on a tree to warn all who come to challenge the king.
(d) He is given an elaborate funeral.

4. In Part 2, what does Antigone tell Ismene that she should not forgo?
(a) Her chores.
(b) Her beauty sleep.
(c) Her breakfast.
(d) Her prayers.

5. What did Antigone fling at Ismene when they were children?
(a) Stones.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Worms and mud.
(d) Rotten apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ismene ask Antigone after Antigone says that she has considered all of the possible consequences of her proposed actions in 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 does Antigone say wards off evil in Part 2?

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

5. When the characters are introduced in Part 1, their basic characteristics are given. What else is revealed about these characters?

(see the answer key)

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