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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3, why did Antigone say that she was telling Haemon all the things she was telling him?
(a) Because she can't marry him.
(b) Because she wants to get married right away.
(c) Because she wants him to know everything.
(d) Because she wants him to know the truth.

2. What is the initial result when Eteocles refuses to honor the agreement with Polynices?
(a) A war breaks out.
(b) A new agreement is drawn up.
(c) A marriage is arranged.
(d) The throne is ceded to a relative.

3. What is the Nurse doing when she is introduced?
(a) Winding wool.
(b) Scrubbing the nursery.
(c) Dancing merrily.
(d) Preparing the medicine tray.

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

5. In Part 2, who does Ismene say dies for ideas?
(a) The brave.
(b) The cowards.
(c) Men.
(d) The foolhardy.

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

7. In Part 2, Ismene tells Antigone that she is what?
(a) Her hero.
(b) Careless and unhappy.
(c) Young and beautiful.
(d) Bold and brave.

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

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

10. What does Antigone ask of Nurse when Nurse enters the room?
(a) To treat her dog well.
(b) To close the door on her way out.
(c) To bring her toast and jam.
(d) To take care of Ismene.

11. In Part 3, Antigone tells Ismene that it is too ___________.
(a) Late.
(b) Much work.
(c) Early.
(d) Long.

12. In Part 3, when Haemon is about to respond to all of Antigone's comments, what does she force him to do?
(a) Kneel at her feet.
(b) Think about what he's going to say before he says it.
(c) Stop crying.
(d) Leave.

13. What does the person who confronts Antigone in Part 2 think Antigone was doing?
(a) Attending lessons without permission.
(b) Taking a walk without her chaperone.
(c) Painting in the garden.
(d) Visiting her secret sweetheart.

14. How is Antigone's sister described in Part 1?
(a) A dark, thin girl.
(b) A voluptuous, ambitious girl.
(c) A happy, laughing girl.
(d) A quiet, shy girl.

15. After Haemon exits in Part 3, who comes in to talk to Antigone?
(a) Her mother's ghost.
(b) Polynices.
(c) Ismene.
(d) Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, for what does the Nurse chastise Antigone and Ismene?

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

3. How are Haemon and Creon related?

4. Ismene tells Antigone that she should __________ Polynices like Polynices ____________ them.

5. In Part 2, what does Antigone tell Ismene that she should not forgo?

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