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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ismene say Creon has that will drag them to the scaffold?
(a) A strong, black stallion.
(b) An army of hundreds.
(c) A wooden cart full of straw.
(d) A mob of thousands of arms and eyes.

2. In Part 7, what did Creon do in response to what happened at Antigone's execution?
(a) Ran to the palace for cover.
(b) Had Ismene's body dragged away.
(c) Dried his tears and stood stoically.
(d) Had the stones removed.

3. What does Creon tell Antigone to do upon her response to his first question in Part 5?
(a) Take some time to think.
(b) Think carefully before she answers his next question.
(c) Pretend she was ill.
(d) Sit down.

4. Who is the youth alone on the other side of the stage?
(a) The Ignominious One.
(b) The Messenger.
(c) The Fiance.
(d) The Page Boy.

5. Where is Creon at the end of Part 7?
(a) In his own private purgatory.
(b) In the empty palace.
(c) At his family's crypt.
(d) In the palace courtyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Creon's wife do when she hears Haemon is dead?

2. What does Creon say he will do if Antigone does what he tells her to do in Part 5?

3. How is Antigone described in Part 1?

4. In Part 5, to what does Antigone say that Polynices is entitled?

5. What does Creon say will happen if Antigone succeeds in burying Polynices?

(see the answer key)

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