Antigone's father, Oedipus, is famous for:

Killing his father and marrying his mother

Sophocles was famous for:

Introducing the third actor to the stage

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

God's law demands burial, and they are more important than man's law

What does Haimon tell Creon about the people of Thebes' allegiance to him?

they only follow Creon out of fear

What happened when the prophet began "the rites of burnt-offerings at the alter"?

There was no flame, but the sacrifice melted on the alter

Why is Antigone angry with Ismene?

Ismene planned to share in Antigone's punishment

What does Antigone plan to do?

Plans to bury her brother, Polyneices, secretly

studbud

Antigone and Greek Semester Review

32 termsStudBud Administration303 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards32 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 32

Answers

1
Sophocles was born in Colonus which is the same town as one of his Oedipus plays
False
True
2
What happened after the messenger relayed the news about Haimon and Antigone to Eurydice?
She killed Creon
She made sacrifices of thanks to Zeus
She killed herself
She rejoiced that Haimon and Antigone were finally together
3
Common themes in classical tragedies do NOT include
Pride and Envy
Truth vs Ignorance
Love and War
Predictions and Prophecies
4
Antigone's father, Oedipus, is famous for:
Killing his uncle and marrying his aunt
Killing his father and marrying his mother
Killing his father and marrying his sister
Killing his parents and taking over the kingdom
5
In Greek Theater, actors wore masks for what purposes?
all of the above
distinguish the chorus from main roles
let male actors play female roles
play multiple roles in different scenes
6
What year did Sophocles write Antigone
430
401
445
440
7
According to Ode 1, what is the most wonderful of all the world's wonders?
The storm gray sea
Man
The lion on a hill
The light bones, birds and beasts
8
Sophocles was famous for:
Creating the cycle of the tragic hero
Short dialogue between actors
Introducing the third actor to the stage
Inventing the six main elements of tragedy
9
What reason does Antigone give for defying Creon's decree?
God's law demands burial, and they are more important than man's law
She had not heard the decree
She as trying to get back at Creon for taking the crown of Thebes
Ismene forced her to do it against her will
10
Sophocles wrote a total of how many plays
7
85
96
120
11
What could the Choragus do that the other Chorus members couldn't?
not wear a mask
wear masks
sing
speak with the actors
12
Who wrote Antigone?
Sophocles
Aristotle
Euripides
Socrates
13
How many times did Sophocles win first prize awards during the Festivals of Dionysus?
96
24
31
7
14
Greek theater and drama was the basis for what?
Modern drama and film
Only Red and Yellow
Giving many important clues to Ancient Greek culture
Created an innovation for theater today
15
What crime has Polyneices committed to the opinion of the king?
Murder
Adultery
Treason
Theft
16
What does Haimon tell Creon about the people of Thebes' allegiance to him?
they have no respect for Creon and ridicule him
they are prepared to revolt if Antigone is not set free
they only follow Creon out of fear
they are willing to defend him from any opponents
17
Ismene refuses to help Antigone because she is:
Still angry with Polyneices
Afraid of dead bodies
Already doing something that day
Afraid of Creon
18
A tragedy is a drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin as a consequence of a tragic flaw
True
False
19
Who are the two brothers mentioned in the prologue?
Zeus and Dionysus
Oedipus and Creon
Antigone and Ismene
Eteocles and Polyneices
20
Greek Theater was invented during festivals honoring which god?
Dionysus
Zeus
Persephone
Aphrodite
21
Most tragedies were based on:
Familiar legends or myths
Stories of gods and demigods
True occurrences that happened during important Greek periods
Stories handed down by generations
22
What happened when the prophet began "the rites of burnt-offerings at the alter"?
The flames instantly turned all to white ash
The gods accepted the offering
The animal's body exploded in Teiresias' face
There was no flame, but the sacrifice melted on the alter
23
Why is Antigone angry with Ismene?
Ismene refused to acknowledge Antigone as her sister
Ismene told the sentries that Antigone had buried Polyneices
Ismene planned to share in Antigone's punishment
Ismene told Creon what Antigone had planned
24
What does Haimon claim is God's crowing gift to man?
the ability to be compassionate
his power over the creatures of Earth
the love of a good woman
ability to reason
25
Some Greek theaters were inside famous landmarks
False
True
26
How was it decided which of the sentries would bring the news about Polyneices to Creon?
They drew straws
They did rock, paper, scissors
They drew slips of paper
They tossed dice
27
According to Ode 4, who was locked away in a brazen vault?
Ismene
Polyneices
Oedipus
Danea
28
Who is Eurydice?
Antigone's sister
Antigone's mother
Creon's only daughter
Creon's wife
29
Who has the sentry captured and brought before King Creon?
Eteocles
Ismene
Antigone
Polyneices
30
The role of the chorus served many purposes including:
interacting with the main characters
commenting on events witnessed on stage
Only Red and Blue
Chanting and singing their commentary
31
Whose fate does Antigone compare to her own?
Eteocles
Polynieces
Niobe
Oedipus
32
What does Antigone plan to do?
Plans to bury her brother, Polyneices, secretly
She plans to marry Eteocles
She plans to assassinate the king
Plans to bury her brother, Eteocles, secretly

Antigone and Greek Semester Review Flashcards | StudBud