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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Antigone wishing in Part 1?
(a) That her mother would let her go out by herself.
(b) That her beloved was rich.
(c) That she didn't have to die soon.
(d) That the rain would stop.

2. Why can't Antigone finish what she is doing with Jonas at the end of Part 6?
(a) She breaks down sobbing.
(b) Jonas stops her.
(c) She becomes confused.
(d) The guards come to take her away.

3. What does Antigone say when Creon confronts her about covering Polynices?
(a) She vehemently denies the accusation.
(b) She blames it on the guards.
(c) She stays silent.
(d) She admits doing so.

4. Why is Jonas reluctant to do what Antigone asks of him?
(a) He is faithful to Creon.
(b) He will be executed.
(c) He is in love with Antigone.
(d) He will get in trouble.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't the boy alone on the side of the stage laughing and talking with the other characters?

2. In Part 2, Antigone tells the Nurse that she is too _____________ for what she must do.

3. In Part 5, how does Creon respond to Antigone's accusation after he explains the reason behind his actions?

4. What does the person who confronts Antigone in Part 2 think Antigone was doing?

5. After Haemon's conversation with Creon is over, what does Haemon do?

(see the answer key)

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