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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creon say he is going to do in Part 4 in response to Polynices's body being covered?
(a) Double the guard detail.
(b) Change nothing.
(c) Leave the body out in the open while the guards hide to see who the perpetrator is.
(d) Have the guards shoot to kill.

2. Why is Jonas reluctant to do what Antigone asks of him?
(a) He will get in trouble.
(b) He will be executed.
(c) He is in love with Antigone.
(d) He is faithful to Creon.

3. Why can't Antigone finish what she is doing with Jonas at the end of Part 6?
(a) She becomes confused.
(b) Jonas stops her.
(c) The guards come to take her away.
(d) She breaks down sobbing.

4. In Part 2, what is one of the things Antigone says her family told her not to do?
(a) Marry for love.
(b) Behave willfully.
(c) Run in the wind.
(d) Go out without a chaperone.

5. What does the Chorus remind Creon about Antigone in Part 6?
(a) Her sister needs her since the rest of the family is dead.
(b) She is loyal to her family.
(c) She is just a child.
(d) She has a point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jonas doing when he discovered Antigone covering Polynices's body?

2. How do the guards and Jonas bring Antigone in?

3. What do the guards wonder after they apprehend Antigone?

4. In Part 2, what does the person who confronts Antigone say in response to Antigone's reply about where she had been?

5. What is Antigone's nickname for the Nurse?

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