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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Antigone tells the Nurse that she is too _____________ for what she must do.
(a) Young.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Tired.
(d) Smart.

2. What does the person who confronts Antigone in Part 2 think Antigone was doing?
(a) Visiting her secret sweetheart.
(b) Painting in the garden.
(c) Attending lessons without permission.
(d) Taking a walk without her chaperone.

3. What is Creon's occupation?
(a) Court messenger.
(b) Page.
(c) King of Thebes.
(d) The king's treasurer.

4. What did Antigone fling at Ismene when they were children?
(a) Worms and mud.
(b) Stones.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Rotten apples.

5. Why isn't the boy alone on the side of the stage laughing and talking with the other characters?
(a) He is listening intently to the conversation.
(b) He is tasked with bringing news of Haemon's death.
(c) He is shy.
(d) His father forbade him to speak to people above his station in life

Short Answer Questions

1. Ismene reminds Antigone that Polynices was more of a ___________ to them.

2. What is the agreement between Eteocles and Polynices?

3. What was Creon's former occupation?

4. In Part 2, how does Antigone think her mother would feel about what she was doing?

5. How is Haemon described in Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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