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Greek tragedy and Antigone Prologue and Scene 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The open area between the platform and the audience in an ancient Greek theater

a)

theatron

b)

parados

c)

orchestra

d)

skene

2.

Number in the chorus during Sophocles' time

a)

50

b)

30

c)

15

d)

9

3.

The playwright competition was held during the festival honoring which Greek god?

a)

Zeus

b)

Dionysus

c)

Athena

d)

Apollo

4.

Which of these did the actors not wear?

a)

long robes

b)

huge masks

c)

elaborate wigs

d)

elevated shoes

5.

Best synonym for hubris

a)

honor

b)

loyalty

c)

cowardice

d)

arrogance

6.

Often used in tragedies--a repeating element that advances the plot and illustrates the theme

a)

motif

b)

satyr

c)

archetype

d)

allusion

7.

Which is not one of the four children of Oedipus and Jocasta?

a)

Ismene

b)

Haemon

c)

Eteocles

d)

Antigone

e)

Polyneices

8.

King of Thebes when the play opens--he's been king for about a day (spelling counts)

(a)  

9.

Why doesn't Creon want Polyneices to be buried?

a)

because he defied Creon's orders

b)

because he killed Creon's son

c)

because he dishonored the gods

d)

because he attacked Thebes

10.

True or False: Antigone asks Ismene to keep her plan to bury Polyneices a secret.

a)

True

b)

False