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WorksheetsAntigone
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name of Antigone's brother whose burial became the cause of her disobedience to Creon.
Eteocles
Polynices
Oedipus
Achilles
At the beginning of the play, Antigone intended to bury her brother with no other's help.
True
False
What is the hamartia of both Antigone and Creon that led them to their downfall?
(a)
The story of Antigone takes place in ___.
Athenes
Thebes
Sparta
Delphi
Antigone belongs to the cycle of plays by Sophocles also known as (a) .
Choose all the Sophocles' theatrical innovations.
introduced the 2nd actor
reduced the Chorus
implemented painted scenery
renounced masks changing
introduced the 3rd actor
Sophocles frequently participated in ____ dramatic festival where he even defeated his master, Aeschylus.
Delphic
Dionysian
Demetrius
Olympic
Antigone is the only tragic hero in the play.
True
False
Antigone was not aware of her family's destiny to die out.
True
False
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.
Antigone
Ismene
Eurydice
Jocasta
What is the climax in Antigone's story?
Antigone commits suicide
Haemon commits suicide
Antigone successfully buried her brother
Creon agrees to have mercy on Antigone after Haemon asked him
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.
Creon
Oedipus
Eteocles
Tiresias
Why didn't Oedipus commit suicide right after Jocasta's death and insted blind himself?
