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Antigone Ode 4 & Scene 5
Antigone Ode 4 & Scene 5
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(236) Creon at last gives in to....
the law of the gods
his wife
his pride
his father's advice
2
(235) What does the Choragos convince Creon to do?
kill himself
kill Teiresias
apologize to Haiimon
free Antigone and bury Polyneices
3
Vocab: What is augury?
casting charms using a wand
reading the future from omens
conjuring spells with one's hands
reading of tea leaves by a psychic
4
(229) Ode 4 talks about many royal people who...
got turned into farm animals
incurred the wrath of the gods
killed their fathers
stole their thrones
5
(230) Teiresias' speech stands out because he speaks in...
a singsong voice
rhyme
a different dialect
a different language
6
(232) Teiresias says that "the only crime is pride." Another word for "excessive pride" is...
koinos
kairos
ethos
hubris
7
(234) Who is the person being "kept from the gods below," who is "dead without a grave"?
Ismene
Antigone
Eteocles
Polyneices
8
(231) The melting flesh, entrails dissolving, and bare bones of the birds stand for...
Haimon's emotions because of Antigone's death
the battle between brothers
Antigone alone in the tomb
Polyneices' body being eaten by animals
9
Vocab: What is an aphorism?
a metaphor
a short saying
something that disappears quickly
an arachnid like a spider
10
(233) What does Creon imply when he says that "this generation of prophets has always loved gold?"
Teiresias is a sell out/has taken a bribe
Teiresias is too poor to know best
Teiresias' prophecies look good but are false
Teiresias is rich and spoiled
11
Vocab: What does "clement" mean?
unknowing
kind and favorable
a messenger or sentry
an orange like a clementine
12
(233) What is Creon saying about Teiresias when he says "Let's have the aphorism!"?
Teiresias is old and wise
Teiresias is dead to him
Teiresias uses short sayings that sound wise
Teiresias is untrustworthy
13
(230) Why does Teiresias say that "two heads [are] lit by the eyes of one"?
a different dialect
he is blind
it is dark
he is foolish
14
Vocab: In mythology, Danae and Dryas were both...
farmers
demigoddesses
imprisoned
prophets
15
(231) At the beginning of Teiresias' vision, the birds begin...
fighting
falling into the water
flying away faster and faster
turning into pigs
16
(234) What does Teiresias imply when he says Creon will pay for his deeds "corpse for corpse"?
Creon will lose his mind and be a "walking corpse"
The townspeople will revolt
someone else will die
Creon will pay a lot of money for each dead body
17
(234) Who is the person Creon has sentenced to a "living night", who is "in a grave before death"?
Eteocles
Antigone
Ismene
Polyneices
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(235) After Teiresias leaves, Creon...
thinks about what he said
runs away from his duties
screams and loses his mind
laughs at him
