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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4 (Fourth Episode).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is not one of the things that Antigone reminds the people of when she addresses the people of Thebes?
(a) Her beauty
(b) Her suffering
(c) Her royal ancestry
(d) Her innocence

2. But some god strikes them down, and the race hath no __________________, according to the Chorus.
(a) Ending
(b) Prosperity
(c) Deliverance
(d) Peace

3. "....the disappointment comes on one who knoweth nought till he burn his __________ against the hot fire."
(a) Hand
(b) Foot
(c) Head
(d) Arm

4. What did the person who tried to bury the body use in order to start to cover Polyneices up?
(a) A blanket
(b) Cement
(c) Loose dirt
(d) Smoke

5. Who introduces the character of Creon to the play and to the audience who might be watching the play?
(a) Antigone
(b) Ismene
(c) Creon
(d) Choragos

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Choragos no longer able to distance himself from when Antigone arrives in the room?

2. The Chorus notes that even in evil doings, man can be ___________, but there are consequences to these actions.

3. Creon gives ____________ to anyone who contradicts the king's wishes concerning the burial during the play.

4. Antigone still believes she has done no ____________ wrong and that Creon is the guilty one.

5. Creon lets the people know that his position is __________ ordained and thus he is the rightful heir.

(see the answer key)

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