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Antigone Prologue and Parados
Antigone Prologue and Parados
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1
Setting of the Prologue is
at night on the battlefield
on a public square at midnight
in a temple in the afternoon
just outside Creon's palace at dawn
2
What is the central disagreement between Antigone and Ismene?
whether Creon has the public good at heart
which laws take precedence: those of the gods or of man
if they have suffered enough because of the curse of Oedipus
which brother died a hero
3
Who said: "Go.../You are unwise./But a loyal friend to those who love you."
Antigone
Chorus
Ismene
4
Ismene offers to keep Antigone's secret, but Antigone believes
they will both be executed anyway
people will rally behind her and hate Ismene
she will receive resurrection from the gods
people will hate her and she doesn't care
5
Who says: "I say that this crime is holy" (58)?
Creon
Polyneices
Antigone
Ismene
6
Who in Antigone's family died a death without honor?
Her parents
her brothers
7
What does Antigone says would be the worst of deaths?
dying alone
suicide
a slow death on a battlefield
death without honor
8
Who is Creon?
Father of Ismene
King of Thebes
King of Athens
King of Argos
9
Who said: "...the dead...make the longest demands"?
Ismene
Antigone
10
According to the chorus in the Parodos, the mood of the city is now one of...
joy, victory, and gratitude
rage and conflict
confusion and fear
eagerness for more armed conflict
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The Parodos highlights ...
background context
themes
recent events
12
Which quotation(s) supports the theme that civil disobedience is our duty at times
"The law is strong, we must give in to the law" (49)
"...I am helpless; I must yield" (51-52)
"... if I must die,I say that this crime is holy" (57-58)
"Impossible things should not be tried at all" (83)
13
Ismene's feelings about Antigone can best be described as...
concern
envy
admiration
hatred
14
The choragos compares Polyneices to an eagle "His wings their shields.../His crest their helms"
this is a simile
this is a conceit, or extended metaphor
this is alliteration
this is hyperbole
15
What is forbidden by Creon in his new decree?
burying Polyneices
burying Eteocles
burying Oedipus
going to war with Sparta
16
The Parodos says that gods had what part in the conflict?
gods were on the side of justice
gods orchestrated the entire conflict
no involvement; gods are indifferent
involved because of hatred for bragging
17
Oedipus was...
all three of these things
cursed
father of Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polyneices
former king of Thebes
18
Who did Creon bury with honors?
Polyneices
Eteocles
19
Who does this describe: "Face to face in matchless rage,/ Mirroring each other's death..."
Eteocles and Polyneices
Argives and Thebans
Antigone and Ismene
Oedipus and Creon
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What is the relationship between Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene?
Rivals
Spouses
Siblings
Cousins
