WorksheetsEnglish II Antigone Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
When Antigone asks Ismene for help in giving her brother a burial...
a)
Ismene refuses and betrays Antigone by informing Creon in order to protect herself.
b)
Ismene asks Haemon to stop Antigone.
c)
Ismene tries to explain to Antigone that they are helpless against the state.
d)
Ismene refuses to listen to her.
2.
This person feels powerless against the power of the state.
a)
Ismene
b)
Antigone
c)
Teiresias
d)
Haemon
3.
Creon refuses to bury Polynices because ..
a)
Polynices was Oedipus' son
b)
He wanted to win the favor of the Theban people.
c)
He considered Polynices a traitor.
d)
Tiresias advised him not to.
4.
Antigone tells Creon that she disobeyed his order because...
a)
she did not believe he would enforce it.
b)
she felt her duty to obey the gods and bury her brother was more important than her duty to obey him.
c)
she felt her life was meaningless.
d)
he is not the legitimate king
5.
The soldier brings Antigone to Creon in order to...
a)
save his own life.
b)
show that he agreed with Creon.
c)
express his dislike for Antigone.
d)
protect Thebes from Antigone's pride.
6.
Haemon is...
a)
a nephew to Creon
b)
a son to Creon
c)
Ismene's brother
d)
the legitimate ruler of Thebes
7.
Haemon informs his father that...
a)
the public feels sympathy for Antigone.
b)
a wise man knows to admit it if he is wrong.
c)
he should ask others for advice before he acts.
d)
All of the above
8.
The Chorus feels that...
a)
Antigone should consider her future with Haemon, who will be their next king.
b)
Antigone is to be pitied.
c)
Antigone is the victim of her own pride.
d)
Both B and C
9.
Ismeme reminds Creon that...
a)
he promised Oedipus that he would protect Antigone and Ismene.
b)
Antigone was to be Haemon's bride and Creon should not kill his son's future wife.
c)
Antigone was acting out of responsibility to the state.
d)
the gods would disapprove if he executed a woman.
10.
Antigone sees her untimely death as a consequence of...
a)
the people's unwillingness to fight for her.
b)
her father's unholy actions.
c)
her own rash actions
d)
Haemon's opposition to Creon's will
11.
The fact that Tiersias is blind yet has greater vision than those who are sighted is...
a)
comical
b)
ironic
c)
tragic
d)
coincidental
12.
Tiresias came before Creon to...
a)
remind Creon that Ismene is innocent and should not die.
b)
warn Creon that Antigone is causing as much suffering in Thebes as his father did.
c)
express his support and respect for Creon's strength against rebels.
d)
inform Creon that he has had a sign from the gods that Creon should not kill Antigone and should bury Polynices.
13.
Creon says to Tiresias that Tiresias is...
a)
a spot in the eye of the gods.
b)
a weak willed old mind.
c)
trying to overthrow the state.
d)
only after gold and money.
14.
Antigone dies...
a)
by throwing herself on a sword
b)
at the hand of Haemon
c)
by hanging herself
d)
by starving to death
15.
Towards the end of the play, Creon decides...
a)
to release Antigone
b)
to bury Polynices
c)
to do as Tiresias suggests
d)
All of the above
16.
As she dies, Eurydice...
a)
praises her son.
b)
regrets having helped Creon become King.
c)
predicts a great plague to hit the country.
d)
curses her husband.
17.
The characters who killed themselves are...
a)
Creon, Eurydice, and Haemon
b)
Antigone, Haimon, and Eurydice
c)
Ismene, Antigone, and Tiresias
d)
Creon, Antigone, and Polynices
18.
Creon's tragic flaw was that he was...
a)
too greedy.
b)
too cruel.
c)
drunk with power.
d)
arrogant and had too much pride.
19.
When the audience knows more about what is to happen than the characters on state, this creates a situation known as...
a)
dramatic irony
b)
comic relief
c)
climax
d)
situational irony
20.
The statement that "money talks" is an example of .....
a)
a metaphor.
b)
a simile.
c)
personification.
d)
an apostrophe.
21.
The statement that "Thebes rose like a dragon"is an example of....
a)
a metaphor
b)
a simile
c)
personification
d)
apostrophe
22.
The statement that Creon makes when it is discovered that someone buried the body of Polynices was "And the man who dared do this?" is an example of....
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
alluded irony
23.
What metaphor does Antigone use to describe her tomb?
a)
a sacrificial altar
b)
an eternal prison
c)
a bridal bed
d)
a grinding stone
24.
What are the three unities?
a)
time, place, and subject
b)
time, place, and character
c)
time, place, and setting
d)
time, setting, and character
25.
Which festival honors the god of wine and fertility?
a)
The Festival of Zeus
b)
The Festival of Jocasta
c)
The Festival of Dionysia
d)
The Festival of Kangaroos
26.
The festival lasted for...
a)
10 days
b)
4 days
c)
3 days
d)
7 days
27.
The character of Antigone represents ...
a)
state law
b)
god's law
c)
women's law
d)
goat law
28.
The author of Antigone is...
a)
Sophocles
b)
Socrates
c)
Thespian
d)
Satyrs
29.
Which of the following is not a function of the Chorus?
a)
to give background information
b)
provide humor
c)
ask questions
d)
express opinions
30.
Which of the following are used as original props in Greek drama?
a)
caps
b)
masks
c)
boots
d)
b and c
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