ANTIGONE TEST!

Question 1

What is Antigone’s fam Tree

Answer 1

Her mother Her dad (mothers son) 4 siblings 2 brothers 2 sisters and an uncle

Question 2

Know who is dead and who is alive by the end of the play

Answer 2

Dead: Antigone, Haemon, the brothers, Eurydice.
Alive: Ismeme, Creon, Chorus, Messenger, Sentry, Teiresias.

Question 3

Know the character traits of each main character (Except the Sentry, Messenger, and Chorus)

Answer 3

Antigone: Strong, Passionate, and full of love, fearless
Ismene: Good girl, Understands her place
Creon: Bad, ruthless, power hungry and takes all the power to himself

Question 4

Where does this story take place?

Answer 4

Thebes

Question 5

Which brother is buried properly? Why?

Answer 5

Etocelus bc He fought with honor defending the city

Question 6

Which brother is not buried? Why?

Answer 6

Polyneices would not receive a proper burial because he committed treason against his own city.

Question 7

How do each of the brothers die?

Answer 7

They kill each other, or in war

Question 8

What does Antigone value most?

Answer 8

Antigone is influenced by the core values of her belief of family coming first, her following of God, and dying with pride and honor is important.

Question 9

What does Creon value most?

Answer 9

The stability of Thebes and the adherence of the citizens. And power

Question 10

What is the punishment for burying the body of Antigone’s dead brother?

Answer 10

getting stoned

Question 11

What is Antigone’s plan for her brother’s dead body?

Answer 11

To bury him

Question 12

How does Ismene feel about her plan?

Answer 12

Ismene thinks its a bad idea, and that she should obey the laws

Question 13

What is the name of the army that was defeated in battle?

Answer 13

The Argive army

Question 14

Who does Creon accuse his guards of when he hears that the body has been buried?

Answer 14

A man

Question 15

What was Antigone doing when she was caught by the guards?

Answer 15

Performing rites over the body.

Question 16

Who is Antigone engaged to?

Answer 16

Haemon, Creon’s son. (her cousin)

Question 17

Haemon promises that Antigone’s death will result in what?

Answer 17

Kill himself

Question 18

How do the citizens of the city feel about Antigone’s actions?

Answer 18

They side with her

Question 19

Why does Creon spare Ismene?

Answer 19

Ismene didnt do anything

Question 20

In scene 4, Antigone is sad because she will die without what?

Answer 20

Marrying Haemon, and dying alone and stuff

Question 21

Teiresias asks Creon to do what?

Answer 21

Spare Antigone

Question 22

What does Teiresias warn Creon will happen if he does not give in?

Answer 22

the people will resent him

Question 23

What does the Chorus tell Creon to do?

Answer 23

to burry polynices and free antigone

Question 24

Who tells Eurydice about Haemon’s death?

Answer 24

a messenger

Question 25

How does Haemon react when his father arrives to the tomb?

Answer 25

He tries to charge at his father but ends up killing himself.

Question 26

How does Haemon die?

Answer 26

he stabs himself

Question 27

How does Antigone die?

Answer 27

she hung herself infront of haemon

Question 28

How does Eurydice react to the news?

Answer 28

she stabs herself in the heart

Question 29

What does Creon desire at the end of the play?

Answer 29

He is repentant. He wants to kill himself, because he knows that everything that has happened is his fault alone.

Question 30

What is the Chorus’ final judgment of Creon?

Answer 30

That they both made a mistake.
“count no man happy till he dies, free of pain at last”