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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John struggle with at the start of Scene Three?
(a) Eating.
(b) Falling asleep.
(c) Reading in the dark.
(d) Drinking water.

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

3. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks if she knew what she did was illegal?
(a) Yes.
(b) I did not do anything.
(c) No.
(d) You have the wrong person, sir.

4. Where does Scene Three of The Island open?
(a) John and Winston’s cell.
(b) The captain’s office.
(c) John’s home.
(d) Winston’s home.

5. What is the main reason Winston says John’s life will improve once he is transferred?
(a) The food will be better.
(b) He will have a better cell.
(c) Winston will not be there.
(d) Hodoshe will not be there.

6. Who opens the play in Scene Four?
(a) Prinsloo.
(b) Winston.
(c) John.
(d) Hodoshe.

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

8. 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 John’s wife will send them money for food.
(c) Because Winston knows the cook there.
(d) Because that prison gets better funding.

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

10. Which brother fought in opposition to the state in the play Antigone?
(a) Labdacus.
(b) Polynices.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Antigone.

11. What does King Creon say the success of a state is measured by?
(a) The number of children people have each year?
(b) The wealth of the state.
(c) The fatness and happiness of the people.
(d) The kinds of jobs people have.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When King Creon says that as King he symbolizes the State, how does Antigone respond?

2. What does Winston say will happen between him and John once John is released?

3. What does King Creon say is one of the tools to ensure the people’s happiness?

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

5. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?

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