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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Winston say John will most likely work after he is transferred to a new prison?
(a) An office.
(b) The metal shop.
(c) The Island.
(d) The vineyard.

2. What did Antigone do to Polynices?
(a) She blamed him for her brother’s death.
(b) She murdered him.
(c) She had him buried.
(d) She pretended she did not know him.

3. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks how she will plead?
(a) Not Guilty.
(b) No contest.
(c) I plead the fifth.
(d) Guilty.

4. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?
(a) Think about him.
(b) Bury him.
(c) Acknowledge you were related to him.
(d) Talk about him.

5. What do they use as backdrops for their play in Scene Four?
(a) Garbage bags.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Sheets.

6. What is King Creon’s robe made out of?
(a) Old socks.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Sheets.
(d) Cut trousers.

7. What does John begin to count in his bed at the start of Scene Three?
(a) Nails on the necklace.
(b) Sheep.
(c) His money.
(d) His remaining days in prison.

8. What have John and Winston done to their cell at the start of Scene Four?
(a) Converted it into a stage.
(b) Trashed it.
(c) Painted it.
(d) Broken everything in it.

9. Which of John’s belongings does he struggle to recall when talking with Winston about his last day of prison?
(a) His socks.
(b) His slacks.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His watch.

10. Where does Winston tell John he will be transferred before his three months are up at Robben Island?
(a) King Creon’s prison.
(b) Victor Verster Prison.
(c) St. George’s Prison.
(d) Victor Island.

11. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?
(a) They committed the same crime.
(b) They are both innocent.
(c) They prefer prison to the outside world.
(d) They do not remember why there are in prison.

12. John tells the audience that the story is about two brothers of what house?
(a) Lavaticus.
(b) Abacus.
(c) Incubus.
(d) Labdacus.

13. What does Winston say the prison has turned Harry into?
(a) A saint.
(b) A monk.
(c) Stone.
(d) A rat.

14. The play ends with Winston tearing off his wig and saying that he goes on to his “living death” (77) because he honored what?
(a) The King.
(b) The things to which honor belongs.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His wife.

15. How does Winston say he will be treated by friends and family once he is released?
(a) They won’t talk to him.
(b) Like a king.
(c) Like a saint.
(d) Like a criminal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song do the trumpets play at the start of their performance of Antigone?

2. After telling his family about prison life, Winston says John will still not be pleased because he needs what?

3. Which brother fought in opposition to the state in the play Antigone?

4. Who opens the play in Scene Four?

5. Which brother fought on the side of the state in the play Antigone?

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