Antigone Quiz 1
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Respond to the following questions about the Prologue, Scene 1, and Scene 2 to review your knowledge on the first parts of the play.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
- A.
Antigone wants to marry her brother Polyneices
- B.
Antigone wants to bury her brother Eteokles
- C.
Antigone wants to give her brother Polyneices a proper burial
- D.
Antigone is jealous of Ismene
- 2.
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 3.True or False. The Chorus tells us that the reason that Polyneices is struck down by Zeus is because the god is jealous of the man's battle strategy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.True or False. Ismene helped Antigone with the burial.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.
- A.
Calm
- B.
Confident
- C.
Patient
- D.
Nervous
- 6.
- A.
He guessed that it was her
- B.
He heard her cries of mourning and saw her complete the burial ritual
- C.
Ismene told him
- D.
He didn't know, but he brought her to Kreon to spare his own life
- 7.
- A.
Indifferent
- B.
Afraid
- C.
Patient
- D.
Nervous
- 8.Who influences Ismene to defend her sister?
- A.
The Chorus
- B.
Kreon
- C.
The Sentry
- D.
Koryphaios
- 9.
- A.
Exile
- B.
Death
- 10.True or False. Ismene will be sentenced to death for knowing about the burial.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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