Antigone Review

Believes in god’s law over human law

• Antigone
• Creon
• Haimons
• Ismene

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Is not to be buried, but is to rot in open air

• Eteocles
• Antigone
• Oedipus
• Polyneices

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Creon has forbidden Polynieces’s burial because Creon views him as

• insignificant
• a coward
• a traitor
• cursed by god

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Which qualities do Antigone and Creon have in common?

• Strong-minded and passionate
• Caring but unreliable
• Hard-working and quiet
• Patient but demanding

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Antigone dies…

• By stoning
• By hanging
• By sword
• By starvation

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Which of these is the best theme for “Antigone”?

• Creon had far too much greed and it ruined his relationships with nearly everyone.  
• Families and trust.
• A good leader must listen to his or her people in order to be truly wise.
• It is better to just follow the rules than make so much commotion when breaking them.  

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Which of these is the best theme for “Antigone”?

• Too much pride can cloud your judgment and lead you to make poor decisions.
• If Creon would have been more open to others’ opinions, lives could have been saved.
• Family relationships are complicated.
• Good and bad leadership qualities.

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My sister asked me to bury our brother, but I was too afraid to help her. I am ________.

• Antigone

• Ismene

• Creon

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My fiancé has been sentenced to death for her crimes against the state, and my father is the king. I am ______.

• Haimon

• Eurydice

• Sentry

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What is Creon's tragic flaw?

• He is excessively stubborn.

• He doesn't care about his city

• He is easily influenced by people

• He doesn't know the laws of the gods