Antigone Prologue

Who wrote the play Antigone?

• Aristotle

• Shakespeare

• Sophocles

• Oedipus

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What type of drama is Antigone?

• English

• American

• African

• Greek

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Who is Antigone's father?

• Creon

• Eteocles

• Polyneices

• Oedipus

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Which brother does Creon decree should NOT have a proper burial?

• Oedipus

• Polyneices

• Eteocles

• Ismene

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Which city is the setting of the play?

• Argos

• Thebes

• Corinth

• Olympus

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In addition to both brothers, who else died in the war?

• no one

• Oedipus

• one of Creon's sons

• one of Creon's soldiers

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At the beginning of the play, does Antigone know about Creon's decree?

• yes

• no

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When Antigone tells Ismene, "There is something we must do" it shows that Antigone

• is uncertain if she should bury her brother or not

• is uncertain if Ismene should help her or not

• is clear about her duty to bury her brother

• is clear about her duty toward Creon, her new king

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Antigone tells Ismene she is either a true sister or ________?

• a traitor to her family

• a loyal, loving daughter

• Creon's favorite

• a disloyal daughter

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Which character trait does NOT fit Antigone?

• headstrong

• brave

• fearful

• confident

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