| How are Antigone and Ismene related? | Sisters |
| How did the two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, die? | They died in battle, killing each other. |
| What is King Creon’s decree? | No one is allowed to bury Polyneices |
| What does Antigone plan to do? | She plans to bury Polyneices |
| What is Ismene’s decision regarding the King’s decree? | She will obey the laws of those in control; She will not help Antigone |
| Who is the new King of Thebes? | Creon |
| How did the new King of Thebes claim heir to the throne? | He was the most closely related by blood. |
| When the guard first comes to see Creon, what news does he bring? | Someone has buried the body of Polyneices |
| How does Creon react to the news in #8? | Creon thinks the guards have been bribed. |
| Who does the guard capture and bring before King Creon? | Antigone |
| How did the person react when being captured by the guards? | Did not care. |
| What reason does the person give for defying Creon’s decree? | The person must follow the laws of the gods. |
| Who else does Creon have arrested in connection to the crime? | Ismene |
| What is the punishment for burying Polyneices? | Death |
| What is Haemon’s initial response when his father asks how he feels about the king’s decision to deal with the criminal? | He says he will obey his father’s decision. |
| What does Creon say that men pray for? | Obedient Children |
| What does Haemon tell King Creon about the people of Thebes’ allegiance to him? | The people are afraid to tell him but they do not think Antigone is a criminal. |
| How does the city feel about Antigone’s crime? | They do not think she is a criminal. |
| While Creon is ranting at his son, what does the king threaten to do? | He threatens to kill Antigone in front of Haemon. |
| Describe Creon’s death sentence for Antigone. | He take her down a deserted path; He will lock her in a cave; He will leave her a small amount of food. |
| Who does Antigone blame for her terrible misfortune? | Oedipus |
| Who is the blind prophet who comes to speak to King Creon? | Teiresias |
| What does the prophet claim that he heard which frightened him? | He heard birds screaming. |
| What does the prophet claim to be the cause of the gods’ reaction to their offering? | Creon allowing animals to eat Polyneices. |
| What does the prophet claim can be done to repair the evil performed against the gods? | Bury Polyneices and release Antigone. |
| What is King Creon’s reaction to Teiresias’ message? | Creon becomes angry and refuses to agree. |
| What is it that Creon claims all prophets love? | Gold |
| What warning does Teiresias give to King Creon if he refused to heed the prophecies? | He will be punished by paying back a corpse for a corpse. |
| What advice does the Chorus give King Creon once Teiresias leaves? | He should free Antigone; He should listen to Teiresias. |
| How does King Creon react to the advice of the Chorus? | He admits he is wrong and will set Antigone free. |
| Who does the messenger claim is “a walking dead man”? | Creon |
| Who is Eurydice? | Haemon’s mother; Creon’s wife |
| What did King Creon and the messenger do as soon as they finished their task regarding Polyneices? | Went to free Antigone |
| What did Creon see when he went into the cave? | Haemon crying; Antigone dead; Haemon holding Antigone |
| What was Haemon’s reaction when Creon entered the cave? | Haemon spat at Creon; Haemon tried to attack his father; Haemon drew his sword; Haemon killed himself. |
| What happened after the messenger relayed the news about Haemon and Antigone to Eurydice? | She killed herself. |
| What does the Chorus claim is always punished by the gods? | Pride |
| Who was the author of Antigone? | Sophocles |
| For I know well our country is a ship which keeps us safe…What literary device is being used? | Metaphor |
| She was shrieking – a distressing painful cry, just like a bird who’s seen an empty nest…What literary device is being used? | Simile |
| … and crashes headlong on the cliffs, which scream in pain against the wind.What literary device is being used? | Personification |
| No immortal god escapes from you, nor any man who lives but a day.What literary device is being used? | Hyperbole |
| Oh my tomb and my bridal chamber-What literary device is being used? | Metaphor |
| By the end of the story, which characters die? | Antigone; Haemon; Eurydice |
| At the end of the story, who is left alive? | Tiresias; Creon; Ismene |
Antigone Final Exam
February 17, 2020