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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 5, how does Creon respond to Antigone's accusation after he explains the reason behind his actions?
(a) He asks her for forgiveness.
(b) He throws Antigone to the ground.
(c) He orders the guards to take her away.
(d) He admits that it is the truth.

2. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) It is depressing and convoluted.
(b) It is tenuous and unrelenting.
(c) It is simple and straightforward.
(d) It is uncomfortable.

3. What is the reasoning that Creon gives for treating Polynices like he is?
(a) He's just an ordinary king doing his job.
(b) Polynices tried to assassinate him.
(c) He thinks that Polynices is a murderer.
(d) Polynices tried to keep him from being king.

4. What does Creon say will happen if Antigone succeeds in burying Polynices?
(a) He will be exhumed.
(b) His body will be burned uncermoniously.
(c) Her whole world will be destroyed.
(d) She will be arrested and put to death.

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

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

7. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) Decidedly dolorous.
(b) Clean and inevitable.
(c) Dirty and avoidable.
(d) Preening and dispicable.

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

9. 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 she is going to talk to Haemon.
(d) She tells him that it is none of his business.

10. In Part 6, what does Creon say about his quarrel with Antigone over Polynices's body?
(a) It was a way for him to learn Antigone's true nature.
(b) It eventually convinced him to release the body.
(c) It simply proved that Antigone was impudent.
(d) It was just an excuse.

11. Where is Antigone's execution to take place?
(a) At the gallows.
(b) In an empty cave.
(c) In the palace courtyard.
(d) In the town common.

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

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

14. 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) Twists her arm and threatens to torture her.
(c) Grabs her by her hair and threatens to turn her over to the guards for their version of punishment..
(d) Kisses her on the cheek.

15. What does the Chorus remind Creon about Antigone in Part 6?
(a) She is loyal to her family.
(b) She is just a child.
(c) She has a point.
(d) Her sister needs her since the rest of the family is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 5, for whom does Antigone say she must bury Polynices?

2. 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?

3. In Part 4, what does Creon say will happen to Jonas if he keeps quiet?

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

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

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