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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 admits that it is the truth.
(c) He throws Antigone to the ground.
(d) He orders the guards to take her away.

3. 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.

4. 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?
(a) She is becoming proud.
(b) She is Oedipus's daughter and his son's fiancee.
(c) She is stubborn.
(d) She is not thinking.

5. 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) Double the guard detail.
(c) Change nothing.
(d) Have the guards shoot to kill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, how deeply was Polynices's body buried?

2. What does the Chorus remind Creon about Antigone in Part 6?

3. In Part 5, when Creon explains his reasoning behind his actions, of what does Antigone accuse him?

4. What does Antigone say when Creon confronts her about covering Polynices?

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

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