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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the guards and Jonas bring Antigone in?
(a) They carry her.
(b) They walk her.
(c) They shove her.
(d) They drag her.

2. In Part 6, Antigone begs Creon to do something about the problem in the palace so she can do what?
(a) Talk to Haemon.
(b) Escape while he is preoccupied.
(c) Die in peace.
(d) Talk to Ismene.

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

4. In Part 5, what does Creon say about Polynices and Eteocles?
(a) They were good brothers to her.
(b) They were heroes, but Creon must find a way to make a point.
(c) They killed their father to inherit the throne.
(d) They were not leaders fit for the crown.

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

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

7. What does Jonas do when Creon tells him what he is going to do to the guards for their lack of awareness in Part 4?
(a) Stands stoically and agrees.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Pleads for his life, saying he has a family.
(d) Remarks on the cruelty of the king.

8. What does Creon tell the Chorus about Antigone in Part 6?
(a) She is only fulfilling her ultimate destiny.
(b) She was born to die this way.
(c) She is an unrepentant fool.
(d) She is a threat to his authority.

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

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

11. What is Jonas asking Antigone when the guards burst in?
(a) Why her sister wasn't there.
(b) To whom to deliver the letter.
(c) Why she is making such a sacrifice.
(d) To which saint to pray.

12. In Part 6, Haemon begs Creon to have the courage to be what?
(a) The best king that Thebes could have.
(b) The loving father he knew as a child.
(c) A fair king.
(d) A strong, faithful man.

13. In Part 4, what does Creon say will happen to Jonas if he keeps quiet?
(a) He will be reassigned, but his fellow guards will be executed.
(b) He will be forgiven.
(c) He will live.
(d) He will keep his job.

14. When Creon asks where Antigone is going in Part 5, what does she say?
(a) She tells him that it is none of his business.
(b) She tells him that he knows.
(c) She tells him that she is going back to bed.
(d) She tells him that she is going to talk to Haemon.

15. When Creon tells Antigone to leave, why does Creon stop her in Part 5?
(a) He wants to tell her that she needs to leave Haemon.
(b) He thinks that she is going to commit suicide.
(c) He can see that she is not going to her room.
(d) He wants to extract a written promise from her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Haemon's response to his father's statement after their embrace in Part 6?

3. In Part 4, what does Creon do in response to the guards telling him what Antigone has done?

4. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?

5. What does Jonas say in response to Creon's accusations in Part 4?

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