Antigone Review

Where was the play set?

• Rome
• Istanbul
• Greece

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

• wants to test Antigone's lyalty
• feels Polyneices is a traitor
• he faught for Thebes

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

• enslaved
• imprisoned
• put to death

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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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Ismene does not help Antigone because Ismene...

• is in love with Haemon 
•  is afraid to die
• dislikes Antigone

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When she is brought by the sentry to face Creon, Antigone...

• denies her guilt 
• implicates Ismene
• accuses the sentry
• admits her guilt

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To Creon, Antigone’s actions appear to threaten all of the following except

• his life
• his political authority
• his reputation
• his role in his son's life

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Teiresias states the only crime is ...

• money
• greed
• pride

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At the end of the play, what does Creon blame for Antigone’s death? 

• the curse of Oedipus
• the gods
• his own foolish pride

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What did the ancient Greeks believe would happen to a person left unburied?

• The people responsible for leaving the body unburied would be rewarded.

• The soul of the dead person would go immediately to Hades.

• The soul of the dead person would cease to exist.

• The soul of the dead person would be left to wander the earth.

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