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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does King Creon bring out as one the “rats” he has captured?
(a) John.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Antigone.

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

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

4. What happened to the two brothers in battle?
(a) They both died.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They killed each other.
(d) They won.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What have John and Winston done to their cell at the start of Scene Four?

2. How does Winston say he will be treated by friends and family once he is released?

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

4. What is the play John and Winston performed called?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is among the audience for the Antigone play?

2. What happens at the start of Scene Three when John cannot sleep?

3. How does Winston describe John’s final morning at Rooihel?

4. What does Winston say will happen when they transfer John to Victor Verster Prison?

5. What is the conversation King Creon has with Antigone when she is brought out to him?

6. Describe the set for Antigone at the start of Scene Four.

7. What does Winston say they will let John do when they drive him to Rooihel?

8. Describe Winston’s actions at the end of the play, Antigone.

9. What is happening at the very end of Scene Three between John and Winston?

10. How does Winston describe John’s first day back at home after being released?

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