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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Antigone do to Polynices?
(a) She had him buried.
(b) She murdered him.
(c) She blamed him for her brother’s death.
(d) She pretended she did not know him.

2. What does Antigone ask when King Creon asks if she has any final words?
(a) No.
(b) She asks who made the law.
(c) I would like to change my plea.
(d) Shut up.

3. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?
(a) They committed the same crime.
(b) They do not remember why there are in prison.
(c) They prefer prison to the outside world.
(d) They are both innocent.

4. Who opens the play in Scene Four?
(a) John.
(b) Prinsloo.
(c) Winston.
(d) Hodoshe.

5. What is the play John and Winston performed called?
(a) The Life and Death of Antigone.
(b) Antigone’s Mistrial.
(c) The Trial and Punishment of Antigone.
(d) The Crime and Punishment of Antigone.

6. What part does John play in the performance of Antigone?
(a) Antigone.
(b) King Creon.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Eteocles.

7. Where does Winston tell John he will be transferred before his three months are up at Robben Island?
(a) St. George’s Prison.
(b) Victor Verster Prison.
(c) King Creon’s prison.
(d) Victor Island.

8. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?
(a) Bury him.
(b) Acknowledge you were related to him.
(c) Talk about him.
(d) Think about him.

9. John tells the audience that the story is about two brothers of what house?
(a) Incubus.
(b) Labdacus.
(c) Lavaticus.
(d) Abacus.

10. What does King Creon tell the people he is to them?
(a) Their servant.
(b) Their master.
(c) Their lord.
(d) Their boss.

11. What have John and Winston done to their cell at the start of Scene Four?
(a) Painted it.
(b) Converted it into a stage.
(c) Trashed it.
(d) Broken everything in it.

12. What is the main reason Winston says John’s life will improve once he is transferred?
(a) He will have a better cell.
(b) The food will be better.
(c) Hodoshe will not be there.
(d) Winston will not be there.

13. What happened to the two brothers in battle?
(a) They ran away.
(b) They won.
(c) They killed each other.
(d) They both died.

14. Who does King Creon bring out as one the “rats” he has captured?
(a) John.
(b) Polynices.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Antigone.

15. How does Winston say he will be treated by friends and family once he is released?
(a) Like a king.
(b) They won’t talk to him.
(c) Like a criminal.
(d) Like a saint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winston say the prison has turned Harry into?

2. Why does Winston say they will feed John better in his final weeks in prison?

3. What does King Creon say the success of a state is measured by?

4. Which old prisoner does John remind Winston of when he tries to tell him he likely will not get out?

5. The play ends with Winston tearing off his wig and saying that he goes on to his “living death” (77) because he honored what?

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