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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Antigone try to convince the guards to let her go?
(a) By using her rank as princess.
(b) By screaming and crying.
(c) By begging.
(d) By saying that the guards misunderstood her actions.

2. In Part 5, to what does Antigone say that Polynices is entitled?
(a) Peace.
(b) A proper burial.
(c) Rest.
(d) Equal treatment.

3. In Part 6, the Chorus tells Creon that Haemon has been what?
(a) Cut to the bone by his cruelty.
(b) Mortally wounded.
(c) Turned into an enemy.
(d) Betrayed by his father.

4. In Part 6, with whom is Antigone left alone?
(a) Jonas.
(b) The Nurse.
(c) Haemon.
(d) Ismene.

5. What is Haemon's response to his father's statement after their embrace in Part 6?
(a) He tries to talk Creon into changing his mind.
(b) He agrees with Creon.
(c) He stands silently and stoically.
(d) He runs from the palace.

6. What does Creon say he will do if Antigone does what he tells her to do in Part 5?
(a) Execute her.
(b) Bring her something to eat.
(c) Ensure the guards' silence.
(d) Keep the truth from Haemon.

7. After Haemon's conversation with Creon is over, what does Haemon do?
(a) Spits in his father's face and curses him.
(b) Runs out screaming for Antigone.
(c) Grabs his father's arm and begs one last time.
(d) Tells his father that he will never see him again.

8. In Part 5, for whom does Antigone say she must bury Polynices?
(a) Her entire family, living and dead.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Herself.

9. In Part 6, what does Creon say about his quarrel with Antigone over Polynices's body?
(a) It was just an excuse.
(b) It was a way for him to learn Antigone's true nature.
(c) It simply proved that Antigone was impudent.
(d) It eventually convinced him to release the body.

10. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) Preening and dispicable.
(b) Decidedly dolorous.
(c) Dirty and avoidable.
(d) Clean and inevitable.

11. In Part 4, what does the heat of the sun do?
(a) Forces the guards to seek shelter.
(b) Makes the guards sweat and complain.
(c) Makes Jonas dizzy.
(d) Cause the body to smell and make Jonas dizzy.

12. What instrument was used to throw earth on Polynices's body in Part 4?
(a) A rotted piece of wood.
(b) A large stick.
(c) A piece of a broken green bowl.
(d) A small child's shovel.

13. In Part 5, how does Antigone ask Creon to kill her?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Humanely.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Publically.

14. How does Antigone respond to the first thing that Creon asks her in Part 5?
(a) She spits in Creon's face.
(b) She lies.
(c) She says that she has.
(d) She refuses to answer.

15. In Part 5, Creon tells Antigone that she should go home and do what?
(a) Pretend that she never had a brother.
(b) Get ready to mother Haemon's children.
(c) Pack and leave.
(d) Tell the Nurse that she will never do it again.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 5, what is the first thing that Creon asks Antigone?

2. In Part 5, how does Creon respond to Antigone's accusation after he explains the reason behind his actions?

3. When Creon tells Antigone to leave, why does Creon stop her in Part 5?

4. What does the Chorus say the only thing left to do at the end of a tragedy is?

5. What does the Chorus remind Creon about Antigone in Part 6?

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