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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 walk her.
(b) They drag her.
(c) They carry her.
(d) They shove her.

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

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

4. At the end of Part 6, Antigone confesses that she is what?
(a) Happy to make a sacrifice.
(b) Wishing her mother was with her.
(c) Afraid of dying.
(d) Sad for Haemon.

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. Antigone asks Jonas to do something for her in Part 6. She tells Jonas that she would like this done when?
(a) After Ismene gets to the palace.
(b) Immediately.
(c) After she is dead.
(d) When they take her to be executed.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the guards assigned to do in Part 4?

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

3. In Part 6, Creon tells Haemon that sooner or later, every man must accept what?

4. In Part 6, what does Antigone ask Jonas to do for her?

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

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