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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When King Creon says that as King he symbolizes the State, how does Antigone respond?
(a) Who made you King?
(b) You are not my King.
(c) She spits on his shoes.
(d) Are you God?

3. What is Winston doing at the end of Scene Three?
(a) Getting the Antigone props ready.
(b) Dressing up as King Creon.
(c) Crying.
(d) Saying goodbye to John.

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

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

6. What part does John play in the performance of Antigone?
(a) Eteocles.
(b) King Creon.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Polynices.

7. How many days does John say he has left in prison?
(a) 29.
(b) 33.
(c) 62.
(d) 92.

8. What does Antigone ask when King Creon asks if she has any final words?
(a) No.
(b) She asks who made the law.
(c) Shut up.
(d) I would like to change my plea.

9. Why does Winston say they will feed John better in his final weeks in prison?
(a) So that he looks good when he gets out.
(b) Because that prison gets better funding.
(c) Because Winston knows the cook there.
(d) Because John’s wife will send them money for food.

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

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

12. What song do the trumpets play at the start of their performance of Antigone?
(a) TAPS.
(b) Pomp and Circumstance.
(c) Here comes the bride.
(d) Hail to the King.

13. What does King Creon tell the people he is to them?
(a) Their boss.
(b) Their servant.
(c) Their master.
(d) Their lord.

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

15. How long does John say Harry has been locked up?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 17 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks if she knew what she did was illegal?

3. Who opens the play in Scene Four?

4. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?

5. Who does Winston say will be waiting outside the gate for John when he is released?

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