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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Part 5, what does Creon say about the ritual of burial?
(a) That it is meaningless.
(b) That it deters grave robbers.
(c) That its various components are beyond comprehension.
(d) That it is something that all heroes deserve.

3. 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) Change their assignment.
(c) Have them executed on the spot.
(d) Fire them.

4. In Part 6, Creon tells Haemon that sooner or later, every man must accept what?
(a) That the woman he loves may be deceptive.
(b) That fate holds the key, and there is nothing he can do to change it.
(c) That his future is cut in stone.
(d) That his childhood is over.

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

6. What are the guards assigned to do in Part 4?
(a) Keep interlopers out of the courtyard.
(b) Keep asassins out of the castle.
(c) Watch over Polynices's body.
(d) Watch over the king's family.

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

8. In Part 6, after Haemon begs Creon to be courageous, how does Creon respond?
(a) He breaks down and weeps.
(b) Tells Haemon that he has no choice and must accept his fate.
(c) He walks away.
(d) Tells Haemon to stand up straight and face the world head on.

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 5, Creon tells Antigone that she should go home and do what?

3. What was Jonas doing when he discovered Antigone covering Polynices's body?

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

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

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