Antigone Comprehension check

Whom does Creon refuse to bury? 

• Ismene
• Eteocles
• Eurydice
• Polyneices

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

He is a son of Oedipus who receives an honorable burial.

• Haemon
• Eteocles
• Polyneices
• TeiresiasAnt

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide narration, and interact with the other characters. This group is called

• the Chorus
• the Bacchae
• the nymphs of Artemis
• Sappho's maidens

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Antigone's father was

• Zeus, king of the gods and ruler of Olympus
• Creon, new king of Thebes and decorated defender of Greece
• Oedipus, ill-fated king who murdered his father and married his mother
• Apollo, god of music and the power behind the Oracle of Delphi

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices,

• were the greatest runner and discus thrower at the Olympic games
• have been pursued by the Furies for eating their mother's flesh
• spied Artemis bathing and were devoured by their own  dogs
• fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Creon is

• a failed applicant to the Academy at Sparta
• the new king of Thebes
• Antigone's fiance
• the oldest man in  Athens

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This play written down in what language?

• Latin

• Ancient English

• Ancient Greek

• pig latin

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which Rhetorical appeal does Ismene use in the following passage?

"Bethink sister, of our father's fate, abhorred, dishonored, self-convinced of sin, blinded, himself his executioner. Think of his mother-wife, done by a nose herself had twined to death; and last, our helpless brethren in one day, both in a mutual destiny involved, self-slaughtered,bot the slayer and the slain.

• Ethos (authority)

• Pathos (emotion)

• Logos (logic)

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Ismene appeals to her sister's emotions in these lines.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is the best analysis of the following passage?

Antigone: I shall abide for ever. As for Thee, Scorn, if thou wilt, the eternal laws of heaven.

Ismene: I scorn them not, but to defy the State Or break her ordinance I have no skill

• Antigone believes it's morally right to defy laws and bury her brother

• Yelling at sisters is a good mode of persuasion.

• There were states in ancient Greece?

• Ismene lacks skills.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the passage?

Antigone: Sister, forbear, or I shall hate thee soon, and the dead man will hate thee soon, with cause. Say I am mad and give my madness rein To Wreck itself; the worst that can befall is but to die an honorable death.

• Our dead brother will resent you for not helping but I will perish nobley for my actions.

• It appears that Antigone is telling her sister to wait patiently or be hated. Also, Ismene is trying to stop her sister from going through with the plan.

• Antigone wants to be a seen as a martyr by her kingdom.

Answer explanation

Recall, a paraphrase should be short, rewritten in your own words, but keep the main idea.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6