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WorksheetsAntigone Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does the Chorus say happened right before
the play starts?
Dionysus celebrated Polyneices’ death
Eteocles and Polyneices killed their father
Eteocles and Polyneices died in the battle of Thebes
Creon killed Polyneices
Why did Eteocles and Polyneices fight?
Because Oedipus wanted it that way
Eteocles wouldn’t allow Polynieces to become
King
Eteocles attacked Creon
Polynieces blinded Tieresias
What law (decree) does Creon create?
No one should mourn for or bury Polyneices
No one should mourn for or bury Eteocles
No one should mourn for or bury Antigone
No one should mourn for or bury Ismene
Antigone defies Creon’s decree because she
wants to overthrow him
wishes to join her dead brother in the afterlife
wants to die rather than marry Haimon
believes in obedience to a higher law
Which of the following best explains Creon’s motivation for making his decree that Antigone’s brother should go unburried?
He believes the gods have commanded it
He has a strong affection for Eteocles
He does not want to honor a traitor
He wants to harm the family of Oedipus
Why doesn’t Ismene want to help her sister
Antigone bury their brother?
Being a woman, she cannot challenge Creon
She doesn’t like to break the law
She blames herself for her brother’s death
She feels he deserved to die
Why does Antigone decided to bury her brother
despite Ismene’s refusal to help?
Antigone wants to get back at Creon for killing
her father
Antigone wants to follow a higher law and die nobly
Antigone feels Ismene will eventually come to help if she starts
Antigone feels Creon is cursed
What advice does Haimon give his father
He tells Creon to kill Antigone
He tells Creon not to listen to the citizens of Thebes
He tells Creon to listen to the citizens of Thebes
He tells Creon it is wise to be proud and should
follow his own heart
Creon originally promised a death by stoning as
the punishment for the burial but at the end he decides to put Antigone to death by_______________
hanging her
stabbing her
running her over with a chariot
burying her a live in a sealed vault
Who is Teiresias?
a blind prophet
Creon's wife
King of Thebes
Oedipus' father
What advice does Teiresias give to Creon?
Carry out the execution
Free Antigone and bury Polyneices
Kill Haimon
Marry Dionysus
Which of the following are among conflicts in the
play?
Between choragus and the chorus
Between Creon and choragus
Between the laws of man and the laws of the gods
Between Antigone and Polyneices
Antigone believes that authority rests with the
king
gods
citizens
traditions
Creon is considered a tragic character because he
suffers greatly because of a flaw in his character
loses everything dear to him
gives up his great power in sorrow
ruled Thebes only for a short time
Eurydice is
a queen
a god
a prophet
a king
Creon accuses Teiresias of ________
trying to overthrow his power
wanting to marry his wife
wishing harm to his mother
being a false prophet
How did Haimon die at the end of the play
he hanged himself
he was buried alive
his father killed him
he stabbed himself
Who blames Creon for her sons’ deaths?
Jocasta
Antigone
Eurydice
Dionysus
After the battle of Thebes is over, who does Creon label a
hero?
Polyneices
Eteocles
Tieresias
Haimon
When speaking of Antigone to Haimon, Creon refers
to Antigone as a ___________
beast
criminal
wicked wife
traitor
What is Creon’s opinion of law breakers?
They will be punished by the gods
They destroy law and order
They are necessary to keep the sentry employed
They are people who are just trying to get by
How do the citizens of Thebes feel about
Antigone’s deed?
They agree with Creon’s decision
They feel she deserves severe punishment
They feel she deserves high praise
They feel she should be eaten by the dogs and
vultures
How does Creon respond to Haimon’s warning that
Antigone’s death will ruin him?
Creon thanks him for his opinion and moves on
Creon orders Haimon locked up in a vault
Creon asks Haimon to marry Antigone
Creon orders Antigone put to death immediately
What is Antigone mourning about at the time she
is led to her death?
Polyneices’ death and harsh treatment of his
body
The fact that she will never marry and is a
victim of an untimely death
The fact that her sister didn’t want to help her
bury Polyneices
The fact that her Niobi was turned into a column
of stone
Who does Antigone blame for her doom?
Creon
Polyneices
Ismene
Oedipus
According to Tiresias, how has Thebes become
infected?
Antigone's evil deed
Ismene's defiance toward Creon
The dogs that feasted on Polyneices' body
Niobi's curse upon Creon
Which two members of Creon’s immediate family died?
Antigone and Jacosta
Antigone and Niobi
Ismene and Haimon
Haimon and Eurydice
Who did Haimon try to stab before he stabbed
himself?
Antigone
Eurydice
Creon
Ismene
Who does Creon blame for his family’s death?
Himself
Tiresias
Haimon
Antigone
What does Creon want to do at the end of the
play?
kill Ismene
have someone kill him
marry Ismene
flee Thebes
Who is the author of Antigone?
(a)
which character is blind?
(a)
Which character killed his father and married his mother?
(a)
Which character religiously follows the laws of the gods?
(a)
which character is the King of Thebes?
(a)
Which character is afraid of disobeying the king?
(a)
Which character was a wife and mother?
(a)
Which character was engaged to his cousin?
(a)
Which character, who was a son of Oedipus, was not considered a traitor in the battle of Thebes?
(a)
What is a Sentry?
(a)
