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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Oedipus?
(a) A man with no destiny.
(b) A lonley old beggar.
(c) King of Thebes.
(d) Creon's father.

2. What did Haemon do in Part 3 that caused the quarrel between him and Antigone?
(a) Laughed at Antigone.
(b) Told Antigone that he didn't love her.
(c) Asked Antigone to elope with him.
(d) Wouldn't let Antigone in his house.

3. In Part 2, who does Ismene say dies for ideas?
(a) The brave.
(b) The cowards.
(c) Men.
(d) The foolhardy.

4. When Haemon enters, what does the Nurse do?
(a) Demands that he take off his shoes.
(b) Gives him a lecture about Antigone's purity.
(c) Stares at him angrily.
(d) Departs.

5. In Part 3, under what conditions does Ismene think Antigone will perform the task Ismene fears she will?
(a) Pounding rain.
(b) Smothering midnight.
(c) Driving snow.
(d) Broad daylight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ismene reminds Antigone that Polynices was more of a ___________ to them.

2. In Part 3, why did Antigone say that she was telling Haemon all the things she was telling him?

3. Who is looking for Antigone in Part 2?

4. How is Haemon related to Antigone?

5. What is the final, tragic result of the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices in Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author expose the character's fates in the beginning?

2. How do Haemon and Antigone view Creon's life?

3. When the Chorus tells Creon that Haemon has been "mortally wounded" by Creon's indifference, Creon's response is that they all have. What does he mean by this statement?

4. What is the role of the Messenger, and why is he sitting away from the rest of the group?

5. Antigone's unfinished letter is a symbol of what?

6. In Part 4, the Chorus highlights the stillness at the heart of tragedy. What is the significance of stillness in the play?

7. Elaborate on the purpose of the play's vague setting.

8. What role does Ismene play in Part 5?

9. Tragedy is often seen as a spectacle, something to gawk at and comment upon. In Part 4, how does tragedy as a spectacle become pertinent to the storyline?

10. Antigone extracts a promise from Haemon: he will turn and walk away, no questions asked, when Antigone finishes telling him what she needs to tell him. What do you think Antigone was trying to accomplish by asking Haemon to make this promise?

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