Antigone Quiz

Who refused to give way to his brother Polynices after his first year in power?

• Creon

• Haemon

• Eteocles

• Oedipus

What was the fate of Polynices as decreed by Creon?

• He would be given an elaborate funeral.

• He would be left unburied and unwept.

• He would be crowned king.

• He would be exiled.

Who is Antigone's betrothed?

• Creon

• Eteocles

• Haemon

• Polynices

What does Antigone do when the Nurse questions her?

• She tells the Nurse everything.

• She dismisses the Nurse with a request for coffee.

• She tells the nurse she has buried her brother.

• She leaves the house.

What does Ismene plead with Antigone to do?

• To defy Creon.

• To bury Polynices.

• To abandon the dangerous notion of burying Polynices.

• To leave Thebes.

What does Antigone confess to Haemon?

• That she will marry him.

• That their future has already slipped through her fingers.

• That she will obey Creon.

• That she will leave Thebes.

What news does the First Guard bring to Creon?

• Polynices's body has been covered with dirt.

• Eteocles has been buried.

• Antigone has fled.

• Haemon has died.

How does Creon react when the guards bring Antigone to him?

• He orders a celebration

• He dismisses the guards and speaks to Antigone alone

• He immediately condemns her to death

• He grants her immunity from the law

How does Antigone respond to Creon's offer to avoid the 'punishment by death'?

• She accepts it

• She hesitates but eventually agrees

• She rejects it and remains resolute

• She asks for more time to think

What does Creon reveal about Antigone's brothers?

• They were both noble martyrs

• They were both cruel and cowardly men

• One was a hero and the other a coward

• They were indistinguishable in death