Antigone Part 1 Quiz

How did Antigone's brother, Polynices, die?

• He fought against Thebes alongside an invading army and was killed by his brother

• He fled during battle and was executed by his own commander

• He contracted an illness and was left to die outside the city gates

• He was caught sending messages behind enemy lines

What does Antigone plan to do as the play begins?

• Perform a proper funeral for her brother

• Make a plan to overthrow Creon's government

• Avenge her brother's death

• Stockpile supplies for the coming siege on Thebes

How does Ismene initially react when Antigone first tells her of the plan?

• Ismene tells Antigone that they are both powerless

• Ismene tells Antigone that she will stand with her until the end

• Ismene tells Antigone that their father would have wanted them to be brave

• Ismene is overwhelmed with emotion and stunned into silence

What is the name of the god that the chorus invokes to celebrate Polynices's death?

• Apollo

• Dionysus

• Poseidon

• Hades

How does Creon feel about personal loyalties (e.g. friendship) vs. duties to the country?

• He values duty to country more than duty to friends

• He values duty to friends more than duty to country

• He thinks loyalty to friends and duty to country are both critical

• He thinks that people take care of their duty to country by focusing on their duties to themselves

How does the Sentry feel when he arrives with news for Creon?

• The sentry is afraid he will be punished for bringing bad news

• The sentry is hopeful that he will be rewarded for bringing important news

• The sentry is reluctant to bring news that will betray a fellow countryman

• The sentry is focused on doing his job

How does Creon feel about money?

• He values its impact on the state

• He dislikes its impact on the state

• He's indifferent to money

• He appreciates the lifestyle it makes possible

According to the chorus, what does Man do that causes the city to prosper?

• When he holds fast the laws of the state and the decrees of the gods

• When he keeps family first and respects the ties of blood

• When he uses diplomacy to create wealth through trade

• When he boldly risks certain death in battle

How does Antigone respond when Creon asks her how she had the audacity to break the law?

• She asserts that the gods did not sanction the law

• She asserts that it is her right to live and die how she pleases

• She reprimands Creon for disrespecting the ties of his own blood and family

• She tells Creon that he does not deserve the throne and reminds him that she is of royal blood herself

What do you think Antigone's response tells us about her belief in a Great Chain of Being? (2+ sentences)