WorksheetsAntigone Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
A sentry is similar to a messenger?
True
False
Who is Haimon?
Brother in law of Antigone
Son of Teirisus
Brother in law of Ismene
A sentry
Who was buried with military honors?
Haimon
Eurydice
Antigone
Eteocles
Antigone’s two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices
Spied in different places
Greatest Olympians in Greece
Fought on the same sides in a war for power in Thebes
Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes
What did Ismene not do but is still mentioned in the story?
Tell everyone what Antigone is going to do
Help bury polyneices body
Why did Creon tell everyone to leave polyneices body unburied?
He disobeyed Creon's rules
Creon didn't care about him
Polyneices didn't want to be buried because he knew he would go in the after world
He was known as a traitor
Why did Antigone bury polyneices body?
It was the right thing to do
It's the gods orders
It's her brother
Creon told her not to
Who convinces creon that Teiresias is never wrong and he should be trusted?
Messenger
Haimon
Eurydice
Choragos
What did the messenger deliver?
The body of polyneices was gone and buried
Haimon is dead
Eurydice killed herself
the gods are sending sign because of Antigone
What was Creon's first death sentence for Antigone?
Stoning in public till death
Locking her up with little food and water
Exile
Working around the town
What does Haimon try to convince to Creon?
Everyone loves Creon
Ismene is not part of the crime
Antigone deserves the worst punishment
Everyone is terrified of Creon
The king of Thebes declared that
Eteocles is to left for carrion animals
Eteocles is to be given a funeral and Polyneices will be left unburied
Antigone should be stoned in private
Antigone will reign in his place
Antigone denied everything she was blamed for to get out of trouble.
True
False
Ismene died with Antigone.
False
True
Antigone tells Ismene she is either a true sister or ________?
a traitor to her family
a loyal, loving daughter
Creon's favorite
a disloyal sister
what does Creon want?
To be a fighter
An obedient son
To apologize to Antigone before she dies
To be stronger and better then anyone else
Who is the god who must not be made angry, according to Ode 2?
Hades
Zeus
Athena
Poseidon
How did Creon become king for the first time?
Oedipus killed himself
Oedipus did something wrong and exiled himself
Oedipus gave the crown to Creon
Which character trait does not fit Antigone?
headstrong
brave
fearful
confident
Ismene took blame because she wanted to help her sister.
False
True
Where is the drama Antigone located?
Rome
China
Egypt
Greece
Besides being Antigone’s uncle, how else were Creon and Antigone related?
War Heroes
Soon to be Father-in-law and Daughter-in-law
Brother and Sister
Father and Daughter
At the beginning of the play, does Antigone know about Creon's decree?
yes
no
What reason does Antigone give for defying Creon’s decree?
It was her brother
Gods forced to bury
God’s laws are higher than a man’s
People don’t like Creon as king
