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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creon say he is going to do in Part 4 in response to Polynices's body being covered?
(a) Change nothing.
(b) Double the guard detail.
(c) Have the guards shoot to kill.
(d) Leave the body out in the open while the guards hide to see who the perpetrator is.

2. In Part 4, what does Creon do in response to the guards telling him what Antigone has done?
(a) He gapes in disbelief.
(b) He sends the guards away.
(c) He bribes the guards to keep their mouths shut.
(d) He grabs her arm angrily.

3. In Part 6, what has happened to the palace?
(a) It has been siezed by a neighboring king.
(b) It has been redecorated in Creon's style.
(c) An earthquake has torn down the main tower.
(d) A mob of citizens has broken in.

4. Why can't Antigone finish what she is doing with Jonas at the end of Part 6?
(a) She breaks down sobbing.
(b) The guards come to take her away.
(c) She becomes confused.
(d) Jonas stops her.

5. In Part 5, what reason does Creon give for making the ruling he did?
(a) His predecessors must tell the gods that he is strong.
(b) He hated Polynices.
(c) His authority had to be respected.
(d) Those standing in line for the crown are only waiting for his moment of weakness.

6. In the beginning of Part 5, Creon tells Antigone that she thinks he is above the law. What reasoning does he give for her impudence?
(a) She is becoming proud.
(b) She is not thinking.
(c) She is stubborn.
(d) She is Oedipus's daughter and his son's fiancee.

7. When Haemon approaches his father in Part 6, what does Creon do?
(a) Tells him that he will one day be king.
(b) Tells him to marry Ismene instead.
(c) Tells him to forget Antigone.
(d) Tells him to talk to Antigone.

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

9. In Part 5, what does Creon do to Antigone after their discussion about how to kill her?
(a) Grabs her by her hair and threatens to turn her over to the guards for their version of punishment..
(b) Twists her arm and threatens to torture her.
(c) Takes her hand and tells her that he must do what he must do.
(d) Kisses her on the cheek.

10. What is distinctive about the item Antigone uses to bury Polynices?
(a) It was under Polynices's body.
(b) It was part of the box Eteocles was buried in.
(c) He used to play with it as a child.
(d) It was part of a bottle Polynices carried with him.

11. What was Jonas doing when he discovered Antigone covering Polynices's body?
(a) Getting tobacco.
(b) Talking to the other guards.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sleeping.

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

13. What does Antigone do in response to Creon's promise in Part 5?
(a) She tells him that she is not hungry.
(b) She turns her back on him.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She tells him that it doesn't matter because she will just do it again.

14. In Part 5, why does Antigone ask Creon to kill her in a certain way?
(a) Because she wants Thebes to know how their king treats honorable people.
(b) Because she doesn't want to make a scene.
(c) Because she doesn't want to be tortured.
(d) Because she can't be brave forever.

15. What does the Chorus say the only thing left to do at the end of a tragedy is?
(a) Divide and conquer.
(b) Defend the righteous characters.
(c) Cry and wail in sorrow.
(d) Shout loudly about what death represents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 6, what does the Chorus try to convince Creon to do?

2. What instrument was used to throw earth on Polynices's body in Part 4?

3. In Part 6, Antigone begs Creon to do something about the problem in the palace so she can do what?

4. What does Antigone say when Creon confronts her about covering Polynices?

5. What does Creon say will happen if Antigone succeeds in burying Polynices?

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