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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 4, what does the heat of the sun do?
(a) Makes the guards sweat and complain.
(b) Cause the body to smell and make Jonas dizzy.
(c) Forces the guards to seek shelter.
(d) Makes Jonas dizzy.

2. In Part 2, what does Antigone tell Ismene that she should not forgo?
(a) Her beauty sleep.
(b) Her prayers.
(c) Her breakfast.
(d) Her chores.

3. What is distinctive about the item Antigone uses to bury Polynices?
(a) It was part of a bottle Polynices carried with him.
(b) It was part of the box Eteocles was buried in.
(c) It was under Polynices's body.
(d) He used to play with it as a child.

4. In Part 5, how does Creon respond to Antigone's accusation after he explains the reason behind his actions?
(a) He admits that it is the truth.
(b) He throws Antigone to the ground.
(c) He orders the guards to take her away.
(d) He asks her for forgiveness.

5. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) Decidedly dolorous.
(b) Preening and dispicable.
(c) Dirty and avoidable.
(d) Clean and inevitable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Antigone fling at Ismene when they were children?

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

3. What is the punishment for not following the king's orders about Polynices's body?

4. In Part 2, Ismene tells Antigone that she is what?

5. Where is Antigone's execution to take place?

(see the answer key)

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