Antigone Prologue

What is Antigone's attitude toward death?

• She is afraid of it and tries to avoid it at all costs.

• She believes it is a fair punishment for committing a crime.

• She is not afraid of it and thinks it is an acceptable sacrifice.

• She wants to die in order to be reunited with her family.

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The penalty for going against Creon's decree is--

• Stoning to death in public

• death by hanging

• exile from the city

• death by poison

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How is Antigone caught?

• Ismene turns her in.

• The guards see her the first time she covers Polyneices’ body.

• The guards see her the second time she covers Polyneices’ body.

• Creon questions her until she finally confesses.

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What reason does Antigone give for defying Creon’s decree?

• It was her brother

• She made a blood oath to him

• God’s laws are higher than a man’s

• People don’t like Creon as king

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When Creon has Ismene brought before him, Ismene

• shrieks accusations at Antigone

• tries to attack Creon

• tries to rally the Chorus in support of the sisters

•  tries to take some of the blame for burying Polyneices

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The adjectives bold, assertive, and strong best describe which character?

• Antigone

• Ismene

• the Sentry

• the chorus

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The following description is of which character?
King of Thebes, father of Haemon, brother of Jocasta

• Haemon

• Teiresias

• Creon

• Oedipus

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Teiresias tells Creon that his actions will bring evil upon Thebes unless he must buries Polyneices and frees Antigone.
Creon accuses Teiresais of 

• being needlessly cruel.

• being influenced by birds (that's fowl).

• being bribed with gold.

• being old and senile.

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Which character trait does NOT fit Antigone?

• headstrong

• brave

• fearful

• confident

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What is the main conflict introduced in the prologue of 'Antigone'?

• A) Antigone's desire to marry Haemon

• B) Antigone's plan to bury her brother Polyneices against Creon's decree

• C) Ismene's refusal to help Antigone with household chores

• D) Creon's decision to go to war with Athens

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