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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ismene doing in Part 1 when she is introduced?
(a) Pretending she is alone.
(b) Lamenting her eventual fate.
(c) Asking Creon to accept her as a courtesan.
(d) Laughing and chatting with Haemon.

2. What does Antigone ask of Nurse when Nurse enters the room?
(a) To take care of Ismene.
(b) To bring her toast and jam.
(c) To treat her dog well.
(d) To close the door on her way out.

3. What is the initial result when Eteocles refuses to honor the agreement with Polynices?
(a) A marriage is arranged.
(b) A new agreement is drawn up.
(c) A war breaks out.
(d) The throne is ceded to a relative.

4. What is Antigone's response to Ismene's reply when Antigone tells Ismene about her plan?
(a) She agrees and offers Ismene another option.
(b) She disagrees and begins to pack.
(c) She refuses, saying that it is the way things are meant to be.
(d) She leaves the room angrily.

5. When Antigone is brought in by the guards, what does she call herself in Part 4?
(a) A seeker of justice.
(b) A dictator.
(c) A seeker of truth.
(d) A daughter of Oedipus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Ismene urges Antigone not to what?

2. In Part 3, why did Antigone say that she was telling Haemon all the things she was telling him?

3. What does Jonas say in response to Creon's accusations in Part 4?

4. In Part 6, Antigone begs Creon to do something about the problem in the palace so she can do what?

5. What happens to Oedipus?

(see the answer key)

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