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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, what is one of the things Antigone says her family told her not to do?
(a) Run in the wind.
(b) Behave willfully.
(c) Marry for love.
(d) Go out without a chaperone.

2. What does Ismene fear Antigone will do if Ismene takes her eyes off of Antigone?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Elope.
(c) Bury Polynices.
(d) Run away.

3. In Part 3, under what conditions does Ismene think Antigone will perform the task Ismene fears she will?
(a) Smothering midnight.
(b) Pounding rain.
(c) Driving snow.
(d) Broad daylight.

4. What does Antigone make Haemon promise in Part 3?
(a) That when she's finished saying what she has to say, he will walk away withough looking back.
(b) To never marry another woman.
(c) To take her with him when he goes away to war.
(d) To love her as long as she is alive.

5. What does Prologue explain after the characters are introduced in Part 1?
(a) The author's intent in writing the play.
(b) Some of the play's background.
(c) Some of the situations the characters will soon face.
(d) The reason the introductions are so detailed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the characters are introduced in Part 1, their basic characteristics are given. What else is revealed about these characters?

2. What does the person who confronts Antigone do when expressing her frustration?

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

4. Who is looking for Antigone in Part 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Ismene uses several arguments in an effort to convince Antigone that her plan to bury Polynices is foolhardy. Choose one of those arguments and describe why the argument might work or why it might not.

2. What purpose does Antigone's suicide serve?

3. In Part 2, the reader begins to get a feel of Antigone as a tragic heroine. What are some of the hints the author gives to lead the reader to this conclusion?

4. What might Creon's failed attempts to cover up Antigone's betrayal represent to the author?

5. What is ironic about Ismene's plea to Antigone to give up her plan to bury Polynices?

6. Antigone extracts a promise from Haemon: he will turn and walk away, no questions asked, when Antigone finishes telling him what she needs to tell him. What do you think Antigone was trying to accomplish by asking Haemon to make this promise?

7. What does Creon finally reveal to Antigone in Part 5 that leaves her confused?

8. How is Antigone to be put to death, and how does she feel about it?

9. Antigone's unfinished letter is a symbol of what?

10. What methods does Creon use to try to convince Antigone that she is on the wrong path in Part 5?

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