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Antigone Test Review

1. At the beginning of Scene III, who does Haimon say he is loyal to?
2. In whose face does Haimon spit?
3. To whom does Creon accuse Haemon of being enslaved?
4. What does Creon decide to do to Antigone instead on killing her?
5. What happens to Creon at the end?
6. What happens to Eurydice?
7. What is a reason that Antigone gives for not fearing Death?
8. What is civil disobedience?
9. What is the setting for Antigone?
10. What makes Greek plays different from modern plays?
11. What punishment is decreed for the person who disobeys Creon's edict?
12. What were the people of Thebes saying about Antigone's sentence?
13. When was Antigone written?
14. Which brother became King and refused to share the power?
15. Which one of these is Antigone’s sibling?
16. Who accuses Teiresias of only being interested in money?
17. Who commits suicide when Antigone is discovered hanging?
18. Who compared the city of Thebes to a ship?
19. Who did Polyneices kill?
20. Who does Antigone tell “You shall not lessen my death by sharing it”?
21. Who is it illegal to bury?
22. Who is Oedipus’ mother?
23. Who said “impossible things should not be tried at all”?
24. Who said “it is a good thing to escape from death, but it is no great pleasure to
bring death to a friend” ?
25. Who said “We are only women; we cannot fight with men!”?
26. Who says “words are not friends?”
27. Who threatens another murder if Antigone is killed?
28. Who tries to kill Creon?
29. Who wrote Antigone?
30. Whose laws, according to Antigone, was she following?