Antigone Prologue Quiz

Who is the king mentioned in the text?

• Polyneices

• Oedipus

• Eteocles

• Creon

What is the new decree that Creon has announced?

• No one shall mourn for Eteocles

• No one shall leave the city

• No one shall bury Polyneices

• No one shall speak to Antigone

How did Oedipus die?

• Strangled by cords

• Drowned in a river

• Killed by his own hand

• Died in a battle

What is Ismene's main concern in the text?

• Following the law

• Helping Antigone bury Polyneices

• Seeking revenge on Creon

• Escaping the city

What does Antigone plan to do for Polyneices?

• Give him a soldier's funeral

• Bury him against Creon's decree

• Leave his body in the fields

• Hand him over to the authorities

What is Ismene's reaction to Antigone's plan?

• Supportive

• Fearful

• Angry

• Indifferent

What does Antigone say is the worst kind of death?

• Death without honor

• Death in battle

• Death by drowning

• Death by illness

What does Ismene promise to Antigone?

• To leave the city with her

• To help her bury Polyneices

• To inform Creon about the burial

• To keep her plan a secret

What does Antigone say is the reason she must bury Polyneices?

• She wants to defy Creon

• It is a holy act

• She wants to be famous

• He was her favorite brother

What is Ismene's final decision regarding Antigone's plan?

• She leaves the city

• She informs Creon

• She refuses to help

• She agrees to help