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Antigone: A Greek Tragedy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

"I have no strength to break the laws that were made for the public good." Who said this?

a)

Antigone

b)

Isemene

c)

Teiresias

d)

Creon

2.

The Chorus represents the voice of

a)

The aristocracy

b)

Greek gods and goddesses

c)

the common people

d)

the protagonist

3.

The play begins with

a)

the exodus

b)

an ode

c)

the prologue

d)

the climax

4.

When Creon refers to himself as the "ship of state," he is making a sailing comparison that is a...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

idiomatic expression

5.

Creon says, "And the man who dared do this?"

This is an example of...

a)

hyperbole and simile

b)

hyperbole and metaphor

c)

verbal and situational irony

d)

verbal and dramatic irony

6.

When Creon learns that Polyneices has been "buried," he responds to the sentry with...

a)

gratitude

b)

denial

c)

rage

d)

acceptance

7.

Not only does Creon arrest Antigone, but he also arrests...

a)

Teiresias

b)

Sentry

c)

Choragos

d)

Ismene

8.

"Then I beg you kill me. This talking is a great weariness: you words are distasteful to me." Who says this?

a)

Antigone

b)

Haimon

c)

Teirsias

d)

Ismene

9.

"In flood time you can see how some trees bend. And because they bend, even their twigs are safe." Select three.

a)

Haimon makes this comparison so that his father will "bend" to reason.

b)

In this comparison Haimon is "the twig"

c)

Haimon uses an analogy to make his argument

d)

Haimon compares his father to a flood

10.

Creon decides to ...

a)

have his sentry run a sword through Antigone and Ismene

b)

have Atingone stoned to death

c)

lock Antigone living in a vault of stone

d)

feed Antigone to wild dogs like her brother

11.

"Creon you stand once more on the edge of fate." Select two.

a)

In this dialogue, fate is being compared to a cliff.

b)

Teiresias warns Creon to yield

c)

Creon has not yet sentenced Antigone to her tomb

d)

Ismene warns Creon.

12.

Creon's tragic flaw is his

a)

vanity

b)

vengeance

c)

anger

d)

pride

13.

Teirisias is a

a)

general in the army

b)

paid counselor

c)

Apollo's messenger

d)

blind prophet

14.

Isemene is a __________ to Antigone

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

foil

15.

Creon is an _______________ to Antigone

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

16.

The play ends with the following deaths:

a)

Antigone

b)

Creon

c)

Haimon

d)

Eurydice