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Antigone

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name of Antigone's brother whose burial became the cause of her disobedience to Creon.

a)

Eteocles

b)

Polynices

c)

Oedipus

d)

Achilles

2.

At the beginning of the play, Antigone intended to bury her brother with no other's help.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the hamartia of both Antigone and Creon that led them to their downfall?

(a)  

4.

The story of Antigone takes place in ___.

a)

Athenes

b)

Thebes

c)

Sparta

d)

Delphi

5.

Antigone belongs to the cycle of plays by Sophocles also known as (a)   .

6.

Choose all the Sophocles' theatrical innovations.

a)

introduced the 2nd actor

b)

reduced the Chorus

c)

implemented painted scenery

d)

renounced masks changing

e)

introduced the 3rd actor

7.

Sophocles frequently participated in ____ dramatic festival where he even defeated his master, Aeschylus.

a)

Delphic

b)

Dionysian

c)

Demetrius

d)

Olympic

8.

Antigone is the only tragic hero in the play.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Antigone was not aware of her family's destiny to die out.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Choose the character, who matches the following description:

She is reasonable and obedient. She is paralyzed by her cultural identity as a woman and advises capitulation.

a)

Antigone

b)

Ismene

c)

Eurydice

d)

Jocasta

11.

What is the climax in Antigone's story?

a)

Antigone commits suicide

b)

Haemon commits suicide

c)

Antigone successfully buried her brother

d)

Creon agrees to have mercy on Antigone after Haemon asked him

12.

Choose the character, who matches the following description:

He represents the very power of human law and need for an orderly, stable society. He sounds like the voice of reason in comparison to others.

a)

Creon

b)

Oedipus

c)

Eteocles

d)

Tiresias

13.

Why didn't Oedipus commit suicide right after Jocasta's death and insted blind himself?

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