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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ismene say she can't do in Part 3?
(a) Find the brooch Antigone was asking for.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Believe that Haemon wants to marry Antigone.
(d) Sleep.

3. Who is Oedipus?
(a) King of Thebes.
(b) A man with no destiny.
(c) Creon's father.
(d) A lonley old beggar.

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

5. Who does Antigone send to get coffee in Part 2?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Creon.
(c) Ismene.
(d) Haemon.

6. In Part 3, for what does Antigone apologize to Haemon?
(a) Breaking his watch.
(b) Calling him a weakling.
(c) Leaving before lunch.
(d) Their quarrel the previous night.

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

8. What happens to Polynices's body in Part 1?
(a) It is never found.
(b) t is hung on a tree to warn all who come to challenge the king.
(c) He is left unburied for the vultures, vermin and insects to feed on.
(d) He is given an elaborate funeral.

9. In Part 3, what did Antigone borrow from Ismene?
(a) Ismene's makeup and perfume.
(b) Ismene's dress.
(c) Ismene's jewelry.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

10. What did Antigone say that she wanted Haemon to do when she visited him the previous evening?
(a) Give her a ring.
(b) Swear his undying love.
(c) Make love to her.
(d) Take her to dinner.

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

12. Antigone says the Nurse is stronger than what in Part 2?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Fever.
(c) Shadow.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

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

14. What is Antigone's nickname for the Nurse?
(a) Her "second mother."
(b) Her "sweet red apple."
(c) Her "dearest, darling Nurse."
(d) She doesn't have one.

15. What is Antigone's response to Ismene's reply when Antigone tells Ismene about her plan?
(a) She leaves the room angrily.
(b) She refuses, saying that it is the way things are meant to be.
(c) She disagrees and begins to pack.
(d) She agrees and offers Ismene another option.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Ismene says that Antigone behaves too __________.

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

3. In Part 2, how does Antigone think her mother would feel about what she was doing?

4. What does Antigone ask Haemon after her apology in Part 3?

5. How are Haemon and Creon related?

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