Antigone-prologue and scene 1

Who is the sister who wants to go against Creon's proclamation?

• Antigone

• Ismene

• Jocasta

• Eurydice

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What law is most important to Antigone?

• Creon's laws

• God's laws

• City laws

• Oedipus' laws

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Which sister preferred to do nothing because she said we are only women.

• Antigone

• Eurydice

• Jocasta

• Ismene

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Which of the following is not something that has happened to Antigone and Ismene's family?

• Their father blinded himself

• Their mother killed herself by hanging

• Their uncle died

• Their brother's killed each other

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The Chorus is important in the story because:

• They represent the people

• They represent wisdom

• They ask the questions the audience want to ask

• All of the above

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The sentry does not want to tell Creon his message because:

• he does not want to be the bearer of bad news

• he was responsible for burying Polyneices

• he took too long to report the bad news

• all of the above

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Creon thinks it is anarchists who buried Polyneices. This is dramatic irony because:

• the audience knows it is the messenger who buried him

• the audience knows it is the priest who buried him

• the audience knows that Creon secretly buried him

• The audience knows that Antigone has buried him

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When speaking to the messenger, Creon attributes the following motive to the person who buried Polyneices:

• pity

• honor

• greed

• fear

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Which army attacked Thebes before the play begins?

• Athens

• Argive

• Spartan

• Corinth

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In the prologue of the play

• Creon publicly announces Eteocles body must not be buried

• Antigone is angry at Ismene for her lack of courage in helping her bury their brother

• Antigone is trying to convince Ismene to help her kill Creon

• Creon has publicly announced that Polyneices body must not be buried

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