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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Antigone enter in the beginning of Part 2?
(a) She strides in angrily.
(b) She creeps in.
(c) She bangs the door open and runs in.
(d) She slips in through the window.

3. In Part 6, with whom is Antigone left alone?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Haemon.
(c) Ismene.
(d) The Nurse.

4. After Haemon's conversation with Creon is over, what does Haemon do?
(a) Runs out screaming for Antigone.
(b) Tells his father that he will never see him again.
(c) Grabs his father's arm and begs one last time.
(d) Spits in his father's face and curses him.

5. What does Antigone do in response to Creon's promise in Part 5?
(a) She tells him that she is not hungry.
(b) She turns her back on him.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She tells him that it doesn't matter because she will just do it again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Antigone's dog?

2. What is the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices?

3. What does Creon tell the Chorus about Antigone in Part 6?

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

5. Why is Jonas reluctant to do what Antigone asks of him?

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