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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3 (Third Episode).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Creon is concerned about the people and their worries about having a ____________.
(a) War
(b) Public hanging
(c) New leader
(d) Public stoning

2. How many captains were at the gates and were matched again during the battle?
(a) Two
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Ten

3. Man turns the soil of the land with the offspring of ____________, according to the ode.
(a) Man
(b) Cows
(c) Horses
(d) Fish

4. Haemon responds to Creon that his __________ is his guide and no marriage is worth losing that.
(a) God
(b) Mother
(c) Heart
(d) Father

5. The ode also points out that ___________ wrath is passed on to future generations, as seen with Antigone.
(a) A woman's
(b) The world's
(c) Creon's
(d) God's

Short Answer Questions

1. Nothing that is cast enters into the life of mortals without a ____________, according to the Chorus.

2. What is the other name for God that is used by the Chorus in this scene of the play and throughout the play?

3. Creon believes there is no greater evil than _____________ for that is what destroys households and nations.

4. Who slew Polyneices during that final battle that caused him to be left without a proper burial?

5. Choragos speaks for the Chorus as ___________, pleading for more active support from others in the city during the play.

(see the answer key)

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