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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 5, Creon explodes into a long speech and tells Antigone that she is just like who?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her cousin.

3. In the beginning of Part 5, Creon tells Antigone that she thinks he is above the law. What reasoning does he give for her impudence?
(a) She is not thinking.
(b) She is stubborn.
(c) She is becoming proud.
(d) She is Oedipus's daughter and his son's fiancee.

4. What is the character's name who introduces the other characters?
(a) Interlocutor.
(b) Creon.
(c) Narrator.
(d) The Chorus.

5. What did Antigone say that she wanted Haemon to do when she visited him the previous evening?
(a) Make love to her.
(b) Swear his undying love.
(c) Give her a ring.
(d) Take her to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, for what does the Nurse chastise Antigone and Ismene?

2. In Part 5, why does Antigone ask Creon to kill her in a certain way?

3. In Part 5, what does Creon do to Antigone after their discussion about how to kill her?

4. What does Jonas do when Creon tells him what he is going to do to the guards for their lack of awareness in Part 4?

5. When Creon tells Antigone to leave, why does Creon stop her in Part 5?

(see the answer key)

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