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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jonas chat with Antigone about in Part 6?
(a) Rivalries between the officers and guards.
(b) All the answers are true.
(c) Life in the barracks.
(d) His family.

4. After Antigone asks Creon to kill her in a certain way, what does Creon say he wants to do?
(a) Keep her away from Haemon.
(b) Save her.
(c) Send her to the afterlife be with her father, mother and brothers.
(d) Make an example of her.

5. When Antigone is brought in by the guards, what does she call herself in Part 4?
(a) A seeker of truth.
(b) A daughter of Oedipus.
(c) A dictator.
(d) A seeker of justice.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. While the guards are discussing Antigone's capture, what does she ask of them?
(a) If she will suffer.
(b) If they will let her go.
(c) If she can sit down.
(d) If she can speak with Ismene.

12. In Part 5, when Creon explains his reasoning behind his actions, of what does Antigone accuse him?
(a) Being a dictator.
(b) Being a puppet to the people of Thebes.
(c) Being afraid to do his duty.
(d) Being heartless.

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

14. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) The characters must surrender to the will of fate.
(b) There is no comic relief to be found.
(c) The characters must all die at the end.
(d) Broken relationships will inevitably follow.

15. In Part 4, what does Creon intend to do to the guards after the discovery that Polynices's body has been disturbed?
(a) Punish them.
(b) Have them executed on the spot.
(c) Change their assignment.
(d) Fire them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guards wonder after they apprehend Antigone?

2. In Part 5, what reason does Creon give for making the ruling he did?

3. At the end of Part 6, Antigone confesses that she is what?

4. What is the reasoning that Creon gives for treating Polynices like he is?

5. Antigone asks Jonas to do something for her in Part 6. She tells Jonas that she would like this done when?

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