View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ismene compliment Antigone on before she leaves her to herself and to her actions?

2. Creon acknowledges that __________ is not transferable from one leader to the next. He must earn it.

3. Who is Choragos trying to get more active support from, pleading for this support as the Chorus would?

4. What did Antigone sprinkle over the body of her brother after the winds picked up at midday?

5. Man is the most awesome wonder in the _____________, according to the Chorus during the play.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the sentry admit to Choragos when he is being questioned about the burial?

2. Who informs the audience of the battle that precipitated the previous scene of the play?

3. What does Creon believe is secondary to the general good of the people he now rules?

4. What did the guards do after Creon threatened the sentry initially after questioning him?

5. What is man said to be the Master of when the Chorus speaks of man in this section of the play?

6. Why did the sentry not intend to come back to speak to the king about what he knew about Antigone?

7. Why does God support the Theban warriors during the battle that took place prior to the start of the play?

8. What are Choragos and the Chorus meant to represent during the rest of the play?

9. What will happen to Polyneices' body after he was killed during the battle?

10. What transpired between the two brothers, according to the Chorus in the play during this scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The death of a brother has to be a terrifying ordeal for anyone to deal with, no matter the circumstances and the aftermath.

Part 1: Why do you think that Ismene isn't as concerned about Polyneices' burial?

Part 2: Why do you think Antigone feels so strongly that Polyneices be buried?

Part 3: Do you think Antigone was right in making the decision to bury Polynceices? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The idea that this is a tragedy is mentioned halfway through the story, though the reader has probably already guessed this by that point.

Part 1: How do you think the author of the play defines the idea of tragedy?

Part 2: Why do you think it was important for the Chorus to mention that this play is a tragedy?

Part 3: Does the fact that bad things happen in this play make it more powerful for the reader? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The physical violence that takes place in Antigone is hard to avoid. From the beginning of the story to the end, death happens and swiftly.

Part 1: Why do you think that Antigone killed herself in the end?

Part 2: Why do you think that Haemon killed himself in the end?

Part 3: Why do you think the queen killed herself in the end?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 665 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample