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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Antigone's plan in Part 2?
(a) To bury Polynices.
(b) To elope.
(c) To run away.
(d) To marry the king.

2. How is the Nurse described in Part 1?
(a) A middle-aged courtier.
(b) A young, fresh faced maiden.
(c) A special family member.
(d) An old woman.

3. In Part 2, how does Antigone think her mother would feel about what she was doing?
(a) Angry.
(b) Proud.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Frightened.

4. Ismene reminds Antigone that Polynices was more of a ___________ to them.
(a) Stranger.
(b) Good friend.
(c) None of the answers are true.
(d) Father.

5. What is the name of Antigone's dog?
(a) Puff.
(b) Tuft.
(c) Huff.
(d) Fluff.

6. What happens to Oedipus?
(a) He attends a council meeting.
(b) He flees the city.
(c) He kills his sons in a rage.
(d) He dies.

7. Who are Eteocles and Polynices?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Men named as rulers of Thebes.
(c) Sons of King Oedipus.
(d) Antigone's brothers.

8. Why isn't the boy alone on the side of the stage laughing and talking with the other characters?
(a) His father forbade him to speak to people above his station in life
(b) He is listening intently to the conversation.
(c) He is shy.
(d) He is tasked with bringing news of Haemon's death.

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

10. In Part 2, Ismene says that Antigone behaves too __________.
(a) Impulsively.
(b) Rationally.
(c) Carefully.
(d) Hastily.

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

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

13. What is the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices?
(a) They would rule in alternate years.
(b) They would go to war against Macedonia.
(c) Polynices would be named king.
(d) Eteocles would be named king.

14. How are Haemon and Creon related?
(a) Creaon is Haemon's instructor.
(b) Creon is Haemon's brother.
(c) Creon is Haemon's uncle.
(d) Creon is Haemon's father.

15. How is Antigone described in Part 1?
(a) An angel.
(b) An uncommonly beautiful creature.
(c) A dark, thin girl.
(d) A bright, blond woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Ismene tells Antigone that she is what?

2. What is Creon's wife doing when she is introduced?

3. What does Ismene say Creon has that will drag them to the scaffold?

4. What is the final, tragic result of the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices in Part 1?

5. When Haemon enters, what does the Nurse do?

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