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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 6, Antigone begs Creon to do something about the problem in the palace so she can do what?
(a) Die in peace.
(b) Talk to Ismene.
(c) Escape while he is preoccupied.
(d) Talk to Haemon.

2. After Antigone asks Creon to kill her in a certain way, what does Creon say he wants to do?
(a) Send her to the afterlife be with her father, mother and brothers.
(b) Keep her away from Haemon.
(c) Make an example of her.
(d) Save her.

3. What does Creon say will happen if Antigone succeeds in burying Polynices?
(a) His body will be burned uncermoniously.
(b) He will be exhumed.
(c) She will be arrested and put to death.
(d) Her whole world will be destroyed.

4. What does Antigone say when Creon confronts her about covering Polynices?
(a) She stays silent.
(b) She vehemently denies the accusation.
(c) She admits doing so.
(d) She blames it on the guards.

5. In Part 5, how does Antigone ask Creon to kill her?
(a) Publically.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Humanely.
(d) Quietly.

6. In Part 5, what does Creon say about Polynices and Eteocles?
(a) They were good brothers to her.
(b) They killed their father to inherit the throne.
(c) They were heroes, but Creon must find a way to make a point.
(d) They were not leaders fit for the crown.

7. In Part 5, what does Creon say about the ritual of burial?
(a) That it deters grave robbers.
(b) That it is meaningless.
(c) That its various components are beyond comprehension.
(d) That it is something that all heroes deserve.

8. When Creon asks where Antigone is going in Part 5, what does she say?
(a) She tells him that he knows.
(b) She tells him that she is going back to bed.
(c) She tells him that it is none of his business.
(d) She tells him that she is going to talk to Haemon.

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

10. In Part 4, the Chorus says there are four aspects of a tragedy. What is one of those aspects?
(a) It is simple and straightforward.
(b) It is tenuous and unrelenting.
(c) It is uncomfortable.
(d) It is depressing and convoluted.

11. In Part 5, to what does Antigone say that Polynices is entitled?
(a) Rest.
(b) Equal treatment.
(c) Peace.
(d) A proper burial.

12. What do the guards wonder after they apprehend Antigone?
(a) If they will now escape punishment.
(b) Why Antigone did what she did.
(c) What will happen to their wives.
(d) If there will be a reward.

13. What does Jonas chat with Antigone about in Part 6?
(a) Life in the barracks.
(b) His family.
(c) Rivalries between the officers and guards.
(d) All the answers are true.

14. What does the Chorus say the only thing left to do at the end of a tragedy is?
(a) Shout loudly about what death represents.
(b) Cry and wail in sorrow.
(c) Divide and conquer.
(d) Defend the righteous characters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, what does Creon do in response to the guards telling him what Antigone has done?

2. In Part 4, what does Creon intend to do to the guards after the discovery that Polynices's body has been disturbed?

3. What is Haemon's response to his father's statement after their embrace in Part 6?

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. What does Creon say he will do if Antigone does what he tells her to do in Part 5?

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