Question 1

What is the setting of Antigone?

Accepted Answer

Thebes

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Cornith

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Antiquity

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London

Question 2

Why did the actors wear masks?

Accepted Answer

It was part of the religious ceremony

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So people could see familiar faces

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It was shameful to be an actor

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To keep the faces consistent

Question 3

What was the role of the Greek Chorus?

Accepted Answer

To entertain and tell the point of view of the people

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To allow the audience to participate by coming to the stage

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To provide comic relief from the tragedy of the story

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To give the main actors a chance to take a break

Question 4

What is the MAIN conflict in Antigone?

Accepted Answer

Civil Law vs Moral Law

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The Circle of Life

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Change vs. Tradition

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Being persistent and never giving up

Question 5

What prophecy was given when Oedipus was born?

Accepted Answer

He would kill his father and marry his mother

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His family would be cursed for all the ages if he did not defeat the Sphinx

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His house would fall to ruin if he did not change

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He would live to see his children and grandchildren thrive if he served the gods well

Question 6

When Creon harshly threaten's and accuses the sentry, what was the author's purpose in doing so?

Accepted Answer

To show Creon as a harsh and unjust leader/ruler

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To reveal that Creon is a corrupt ruler

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To show that the sentries were incompetent and not doing their jobs

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To provide comic relief

Question 7

Which of the following best describes Ismene?

Accepted Answer

Law abiding (follow the law)

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Rebellious

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Honest

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Strong-Minded

Question 8

How does Haimon's opinion of his father change?

Accepted Answer

At first he respects, honors, and submit to Creon and in the end he goes against what his father says.

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At first he goes against what his father says and in the end he respects, honors, and submits to Creon.

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At first he goes against what his father says and in the end he stays the same.

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At first he respects, honors, and submits to Creon and in the end he stays the same.

Question 9

The main conflict is between whom?

Accepted Answer

Creon and Antigone

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Haimon and Antigone

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Polynieces and Eteocles

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Antigone and Oedipus

Question 10

In the final scene, all of the following occurs except

Accepted Answer

Creon is removed from the throne and imprisioned

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Eurydice's death

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Haimon's death

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Antigone's death

Question 11

Antigone wanted to bury her brother because

Accepted Answer

everyone thought the dead deserved proper burial rites or they wouldn't find peace in the afterlife.

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she promised her father Oedipus that she would

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Ismene had convinced her that it was the right thing to do

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she wanted to overthrow Creon and take control of the city

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