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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. Creon realizes he still needs to prove his worth to the people as a _____________.
(a) Fighter
(b) Judge
(c) Friend
(d) Leader
2. What is the color of the shield of Polyneices, according to the Chorus in this scene?
(a) Blue
(b) White
(c) Red
(d) Black
3. Who answered the battle cry of Polyneices in the battle where he finally lost his life?
(a) Rome
(b) Julius Caesar
(c) Thebes
(d) Justinius
4. How many gates does Thebes have, according to the Chorus in this scene?
(a) Two
(b) Ten
(c) Seven
(d) Six
5. Creon is concerned about the people and their worries about having a ____________.
(a) Public hanging
(b) War
(c) New leader
(d) Public stoning
Short Answer Questions
1. Without ______________, he meets nothing that must come; only against Death shall he call for aid in vain.
2. What happened at midday when the guards were watching the body that was not supposed to be buried?
3. What is not one of the animals that the Chorus notes that man can tame or master?
4. Antigone claims she will be ready to face a/an _____________ death if she is caught in her actions.
5. Man also is the one who protects himself from the ____________, according to the content of the ode.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Creon do in order to address the fears of the people when a new leader emerges?
2. No matter the vicissitudes of life, what does the Chorus say man is held in?
3. Why does Creon say that Eteocles will receive a proper burial after his efforts in the battle?
4. What is the tone that the Chorus now takes on, which is different from the earlier tone it shared?
5. What does the Chorus say about man and about his position in the universe?
6. What does Antigone plan to do in response to the King's decree about the burial of her brother?
7. What does Creon say about his position and his worthiness to be in such a position?
8. What does the Chorus praise when they are speaking in this section of the play?
9. Why did the sentry not intend to come back to speak to the king about what he knew about Antigone?
10. How is the water image in this stansimon depicted, which is parallel to the ode's ideas about God's wrath?
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