Antigone Prologue

Exposition; presents background on the conflict

• Parados

• Prologue

• Exodos

• Theatron

Which laws are most important to Antigone?

• Creon's laws

• The gods' laws

• Oedipus's former laws

• Her brothers' laws

At the end of scene 3 what changes does Creon make to his earlier sentence?

• Antigone and Ismene are to be freed

• Antigone and Ismene are to be entombed in a vault

• Antigone and Ismene are to be freed and Polynecies will receive a proper burial

• Antigone will be entombed in a vault and Ismene is to be freed

Why does Ismene try to assume guilt alongside Antigone?

• Ismene wants to assume guilt because she really burred Polyneices.

• Ismene wants to assume guilt because she helped Antigone burry Polyneices.

• Ismene wants to assume guilt because she has rethought the situation and agrees with Antigone.

• Ismene wants to assume guilt because she does not like Creon and wants to make him angry.

As the play progresses, what happens to the attitude of the Chorus?

• It loses interest in the conflict between Antigone and Creon.

• It begins to doubt the power of the gods.

• It becomes more firmly supportive of Creon.

• It becomes more sympathetic to Antigone.

When Ismene doesn't help Antigone, Antigibe responds with _____

• scorn

• pleading

• understanding

• disbelief

What does the following lines reveal about Creon's personality? There have been those who have whispered together, stiff-necked anarchists, putting their heads together, scheming against me in the alleys.

• He's paranoid.

• He's confident in his rule.

• He's strong-willed.

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• When Antigone went to bury her brother.

• Antigone went to bury her brother.

• Where Antigone went to bury her brother.

Who is the current King?

• Oedipus

• Creon

• Haemon

• Eteocles

Creon says Antigone's act brings _____________ to Eteocles?

• courage

• dishonor

• loyalty

• justice