Antigone Test

Whom does Creon refuse to bury? 

• Ismene
• Eteocles
• Eurydice
• Polyneices

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

 Whose laws does Antigone say she follows? 

• The gods'
• Oedipus'
• her own
• Creon's

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Haemon argues that Creon should free Antigone because

• others believe Antigone is innocent
• Haemon fought Antigone's brother
• Ismene cannot live without Antigone
• Antigone is Oedipus' Daughter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What prophecy does Teiresias reveal?

• Creon will allow Polyneices to go unburied and will bury Antigone alive
• Creon's family members will die if he refuses to appease the gods
• Birds and dogs will go mad if they eat more of Polyneices' body
• The people of Thebes will overthrow Creon because of his actions toward Antigone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

How many times does Antigone bury (perform burial rites) for Polyneices?

• Once
• Twice
• Five times
• She never stops

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

When Creon hears that dust was found on Polyneices, he first suspects his guards have betrayed him. Why?

• He thinks they were bribed (money)
• He thinks they obey the gods (faith)
• He thinks they prefer Oedipus' sons as rulers (love)
• He thinks they respect a soldier (honor)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Teiresias tells Creon that his actions will bring evil upon Thebes unless he must buries Polyneices and frees Antigone.
Creon accuses Teiresais of 

• being needlessly cruel.
• being influenced by birds (that's fowl).
• being bribed with gold.
• being old and senile.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Haemon is Antigone's

• fiance
• cousin
• fiance and cousin
• side bae

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Why does Ismene refuse to help Antigone bury Polyneices?

• She is afraid of being stoned to death
• She feels her family has suffered enough
• She thinks women must submit to the authority of men
• all of these

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who is left alive at the end of Antigone?

• Antigone
• Eurydice 
• Haemon
• Creon

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10