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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Antigone do in response to Creon's promise in Part 5?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She tells him that she is not hungry.
(c) She turns her back on him.
(d) She tells him that it doesn't matter because she will just do it again.

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

4. 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) Pleads for his life, saying he has a family.
(b) Stands stoically and agrees.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Remarks on the cruelty of the king.

5. 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 was just an excuse.
(c) It eventually convinced him to release the body.
(d) It simply proved that Antigone was impudent.

6. Why is Jonas reluctant to do what Antigone asks of him?
(a) He will get in trouble.
(b) He will be executed.
(c) He is faithful to Creon.
(d) He is in love with Antigone.

7. How does Antigone try to convince the guards to let her go?
(a) By begging.
(b) By screaming and crying.
(c) By using her rank as princess.
(d) By saying that the guards misunderstood her actions.

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

9. In Part 5, how does Antigone ask Creon to kill her?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Publically.
(c) Humanely.
(d) Quietly.

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

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

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

13. In Part 6, what does Antigone ask Jonas to do for her?
(a) Deliver a letter.
(b) Say a prayer for her.
(c) Keep her sister away.
(d) Remove her shackles.

14. What does Jonas say in response to Creon's accusations in Part 4?
(a) He reminds Creon of his good record.
(b) He tells Creon that he is not guilty of deserting his post.
(c) He blames everything on the other guards.
(d) He cowers in terror, saying nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Creon tell Antigone to do upon her response to his first question in Part 5?

3. In Part 6, after Haemon begs Creon to be courageous, how does Creon respond?

4. In Part 6, Haemon begs Creon to have the courage to be what?

5. What does Jonas chat with Antigone about in Part 6?

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