Antigone Prologue-Scene 2

The open area between the platform and the audience in an ancient Greek theater

• theatron

• parados

• orchestra

• skene

The playwright competition was held during the festival honoring which Greek god?

• Zeus

• Dionysus

• Athena

• Apollo

Which of these did the actors not wear?

• long robes

• huge masks

• elaborate wigs

• elevated shoes

Best synonym for hubris

• honor

• loyalty

• cowardice

• tragic flaw

Which is not one of the four children of Oedipus and Jocasta?

• Ismene

• Haemon

• Eteocles

• Antigone

• Polyneices

King of Thebes when the play opens--he's been king for about a day (spelling counts)

Why doesn't Creon want Polyneices to be buried?

• because he defied Creon's orders

• because he killed Creon's son

• because he dishonored the gods

• because he attacked Thebes

True or False: Antigone asks Ismene to keep her plan to bury Polyneices a secret.

• True

• False

What is the primary conflict introduced in the prologue of "Antigone" by Sophocles?

• The battle between Thebes and Athens

• Antigone's desire to bury her brother against Creon's edict

• The love story between Antigone and Haemon

• The rivalry between Antigone and Ismene

What is Antigone's relationship to Ismene?

• Cousins

• Sisters

• Friends

• Enemies