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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part 4, what does Creon intend to do to the guards after the discovery that Polynices's body has been disturbed?
(a) Punish them.
(b) Change their assignment.
(c) Have them executed on the spot.
(d) Fire them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Antigone try to convince the guards to let her go?

2. While the guards are discussing Antigone's capture, what does she ask of them?

3. After Haemon's conversation with Creon is over, what does Haemon do?

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

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

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