Antigone

According to the ancient Greeks, how was justice expressed in Antigone?

• Creon is punished for the wrongful death of Antigone through the death of his son and wife. "Corpse for corpse"

• Creon was removed from the throne.

• Creon was forced to make the prophet his special counsel.

• Creon was not punished. As King, he is free from judgement.

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Ultimately in Ancient Greece, Greeks believed their fate was in the hands of who?

• the King

• the prophets

• the gods

• the courts

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Name two types of laws that were contrasted in Antigone.

• man's law and god's law

• man's law and the law of the courts

• god's law and theoretical laws

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Which character from Antigone would agree with the following statement? The laws of the state must be immediate and visible; the consequences for breaking them clear and immediate.

• Antigone

• Ismene

• Creon

• Haimon

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Which character from Antigone would agree with the following statement? Religious rites and traditions, including proper religious burials, were hugely important. These ceremonies were, for many people, as or more important than human law.

• Creon

• Ismene

• Antgone

• Haimon

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How are the chorus and the choragos different from other characters in the play?

• They don't participate in the action of the play.

• They sing many of their lines.

• They do not have specific names or identities.

• All of the above

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In Antigone, the chorus is made up of ?

• judges from the cities court

• the group of elders from the city of Thebes

• noblemen from the court

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What is the function for the chorus in Antigone?

• act as a moral guide

• Reflect public sentiment towards a character

• communicate back story

• all of the above

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What vital information does the Chorus reveal in the exposition of the play?

• The choragos explains the discord between Ismene and Antigone.

• The choragos explains why Antigone will be arrested.

• The choragos explains the backstory of Polyneices and Eteocles's battle

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In the Ode 1, the chorus reveals the rising conflict of the story. What is it?

• Which is superior: the laws of men or the the laws of the gods?

• Which is superior: King Creon or the town's elders?

• Who is the better King Oedipus or Creon?

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