Antigone and Creon Quiz

Why does Antigone insist on burying Polynices?

• She wants revenge against Creon

• She believes the gods’ laws are above human laws

• She wants to gain political power

• She is following an old family tradition

How does Creon view Polynices?

• As a war hero

• As a traitor who must be punished even in death

• As a victim of fate

• As a rightful ruler of Thebes

How does Antigone respond when she is caught and condemned?

• She begs for forgiveness

• She tries to escape

• She stands firm in her belief that she did the right thing

• She blames Ismene for influencing her decision

Why does Haemon argue against Creon’s decision?

• He believes the people of Thebes support Antigone

• He fears the gods’ punishment

• He has secretly planned to overthrow Creon

• He wants to avoid war with another city

How does Creon respond to Haemon’s plea?

• He agrees to spare Antigone

• He listens but remains undecided

• He becomes even more determined to punish Antigone

• He exiles Haemon from Thebes

What is Creon’s punishment for Antigone?

• She is to be burned at the stake

• She will be buried alive in a tomb

• She will be exiled to a distant land

• She will be executed by public stoning

How do the people of Thebes feel about Creon’s decision?

• They fully support him

• They are afraid to speak against him but disagree

• They start a rebellion

• They do not care about Antigone’s fate

What warning does Tiresias give Creon?

• The gods are angry and will punish him

• Thebes will be destroyed in war

• Antigone will haunt him as a ghost

• Haemon will overthrow him

At first, how does Creon react to Tiresias’ prophecy?

• He ignores it and accuses Tiresias of lying

• He immediately orders Antigone’s release

• He asks the gods for forgiveness

• He plans to leave Thebes to escape his fate

What does Creon finally decide to do after Tiresias’ warning?

• Execute Antigone himself

• Free Antigone and bury Polynices

• Banish himself from Thebes

• Fight against the gods