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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Creon's occupation?
(a) King of Thebes.
(b) Page.
(c) Court messenger.
(d) The king's treasurer.

2. In Part 6, Creon tells Haemon that sooner or later, every man must accept what?
(a) That the woman he loves may be deceptive.
(b) That his childhood is over.
(c) That his future is cut in stone.
(d) That fate holds the key, and there is nothing he can do to change it.

3. What does the Chorus say Creon is doing at the end of Part 7?
(a) Mourning his losses.
(b) Dreaming of eternity.
(c) Ruling the city of Thebes.
(d) Waiting for his death.

4. What is the punishment for not following the king's orders about Polynices's body?
(a) Exile.
(b) Hard labor.
(c) Execution.
(d) A heavy fine and incarceration.

5. Whom does Ismene say needs Antigone?
(a) Haemon.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) The dog.
(d) Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Nurse doing when she is introduced?

2. What was Jonas doing when he discovered Antigone covering Polynices's body?

3. What does Antigone say wards off evil in Part 2?

4. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?

5. In Part 6, what does Creon say about his quarrel with Antigone over Polynices's body?

(see the answer key)

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