Antigone Quiz 4

Creon cries out:

Take her, go!

You know your orders: take her to the vault

And leave her alone there. And if she lives or dies,

That’s her affair, not ours; our hands are clean.

These words of Creon's indicate that he

• believes Antigone has supernatural powers.

• worries that he has made the wrong decision.

• is avoiding responsibility for Antigone's death.

• is stalling for time until he makes a final decision.

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By choosing to put Antigone in a stone vault rather than having her stoned to death, Creon

• wants to leave it up to the gods so if she dies, it is their decision and not his.

• acts cowardly by not putting a woman to death like he would a man.

• is showing kindness to Antigone because she is his niece even though she broke the law.

• [None of the choices are true.]

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Creon directly addresses Antigone as she is on the way to be

punished. How does this make the audience see Creon?

• As a strong leader willing to punish even his own family.

• As a strong leader who is not afraid of taking charge.

• As a weak leader because he is not worried about anything but himself.

• As a weak leader because he seems to be rubbing it in that he is powerful.

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Scene 4: What does Antigone wish on Creon as she is preparing to die?

• A curse upon Creon that he suffer at least as much as she does.

• For Creon to find Haimon a good wife to take Antigone's place.

• That the people of Thebes will rise up and overthrow Creon.

• That when Creon dies, his body will lie unburied like Antigone's brother's did.

Though they in direct conflict with each other, Antigone and Creon share some characteristics. Which of the following best describes the traits they share?

• stubborn and proud

• fragile and defeated

• boastful and powerful

• egotistical and narcissistic

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Which character trait does not fit Antigone?

• headstrong

• brave

• fearful

• confident

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Antigone denied everything she was blamed for to try to get out of trouble at the end.

• True

• False

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Ismene is to be buried alive with Antigone.

• False

• True

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Who is Niobe, and how does the Chorus compare Antigone to her?

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What is the significance of the myth of Danaë in Ode 4?

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