Antigone Test Review

The opening scene of a Greek drama is the

• prologue
• ode
• exodus
• paean

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What are the songs the chorus sings called?

• prologues
• odes
• episodes
• operas

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Where was the play set?

• Argos
• Corinth
• Thebes
• Sparta

Who wrote the play?

• Shakespeare
• Socrates
• Sophocles
• Aristotle

Polyneices and Eteocles are

• Creon's sons
• Antigone's brothers
• Greek gods
• Haimon's brothers

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Creon initially refuses to give Polyneices a proper burial because he . . .                          

• wants to test Antigone's loyalty
• feels Polyneices is a traitor
• he fought for Thebes
• doesn't like him

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Creon declares that anyone who disobeys his order not to bury Polyneices will be

• enslaved
• imprisoned
• put to death
• exiled

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By insisting on the burial of Polyneices, Antigone is showing all of the following except

• stubborn courage 
• respect for the laws of the gods
• love for Polyneices
•  hatred for Eteocles

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At the beginning of the play, which of the following is most important to Creon? 

• restoring order to the state 
• honoring the memory of Eteocles 
• maintaining happiness in his family
• protecting Thebes from  Argive army 

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When Antigone decides to bury Polyneices, she is 

• fully aware of the consequences of her actions 
• sure that Creon will not respond
• under the impression that Creon will approve of her actions
•  aware that her actions are illegal but doesn’t know what the penalty will be

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