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Antigone Quiz 1

  • 1. Where and when did Sophocles live?
    •     Athens, 5th century BC
    •     Sparta, 12th century BC
    •     Memphis, 8th century BC
    •     Syracuse, AD 3rd century

  • 2. The philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential text on drama called...
    •     Sophocles and the Art of Theatre
    •     Drama for Dummies
    •     Four Dialogues on Drama
    •     The Poetics

  • 3. What did Greek actors wear?
    •     Black and red garb
    •     Togas
    •     Masks
    •     Nothing at all

  • 4. Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called...
    •     Sappho's "maidens"
    •     The Nymphs of Artemis
    •     The Chorus
    •     The Bacchae

  • 5. Who was Antigone's father?
    •     Oedipus
    •     Zeus
    •     Creon
    •     Apollo

  • 6. Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, did what?
    •     Ate their mother's flesh
    •     Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes
    •     Were the greatest runner and discus thrower, respectively, at the Olympic games
    •     Spied on Artemis while she was bathing

  • 7. Who is Creon?
    •     The new king of Thebes
    •     Antigone's fiance
    •     A failed applicant to the Academy at Lesbos
    •     The oldest man in Athens

  • 8. What happened to Eteocles and Polyneices?
    •     They were exiled
    •     They were chased by agents of the gods
    •     They died in battle
    •     They disappeared and were never seen again

  • 9. What does the king of Thebes declare?
    •     Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honors while Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals
    •     Antigone will reign in his place while he goes into exile
    •     Eteocles is to be left for the carrion animals and Polyneices thrown into the sea
    •     Thebes should have a drama festival to celebrate victory in war against the Persians

  • 10. What does Antigone ask Ismene to help her do?
    •     Start an armed revolt against Creon
    •     Escape Thebes
    •     Accept their fate
    •     Bury Polyneices' body

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