| What did the chorus do in Greek theater? | sing and chant |
| How many actors performed on stage in Classical Dramas? | 3 |
| Greek theater was invented during festivals honoring which god? | Dionysus |
| In Greek theater, masks were used for what? | They could easily be seenThey worked as a sort of megaphoneHelped the limited number of actors play different roles |
| Who wrote Antigone? | Sophocles |
| Antigone is set in the Greek city of? | Thebes |
| The parados is? | The first song of the chorus |
| Classical drama originated in what country? | Greece |
| Creon forbids the burying of Polyneices because | Creon views him as a traitor |
| One thing Antigone and Creon have in common is that they are both: | stubborn |
| Ismene refuses to help Antigone because she is: | afraid of Creon and his punishment |
| What personality traits make Ismene an effective foil for Antigone? | Ismene is passive towards Creon, Antigone is aggressive toward him |
| What is the theme of Ode 1, the “Ode to Man” | Men are skillful and powerful, but cannot conquer death |
| Antigone’s father, Oedipus, is famous for: | killing his father and marrying his mother |
| Creon suspects both the sentry and Tiresias of what? | accepting bribes |
| Which of the following is not a motive for Antigone defying Creon? | She wants to become famous and have personal glory |
| How does the sentry know that it was Antigone who buried Polyneices? | He saw her do it |
| When Creon accuses Ismene of helping Antigone, Ismene claims that she | is equally guilty |
| How does Haimon try to persuade his father to change his position? | He reports that the citizens fell that Creon’s punishment is wrong |
| Haimon warns his father that if Antigone dies ________ | another death will also occur |
| Haimon uses which metaphor to explain to Creon why he should not be so stubborn? | a tree during a storm, that ill bend or break |
| Creon believes that if he changes his mind to satisfy his son, that the people of Thebes will think ___________ | he is too weak to even rule his own child |
| How is Antigone to be put to death? (final decision) | placed alive in a stone vault but given food |
| Antigone is compared to what as she attempts to rebury Polyneices? | a mother bird |
| What does the Choragos tell Creon about Teiresias’ predictions? | He states he cannot remember a time Tiresias has ever been wrong |
| What lesson does Creon learn from this experience? | Creon learns that his pride destroyed his entire family |
| What is a paean? | a song of praise |
| A tragic hero in Antigone is: | Creon |
| The tragic hero’s flaw is: | pride |
| At the end of the play, Creon is (state of being): | alive |
| At the end of the play, Antigone is (state of being): | dead by suicide |
| At the end of the play, Ismene is (state of being): | alive |
| At the end of the play, Haimon is (state of being): | dead by suicide |
| At the end of the play, Eurydice is (state of being): | dead by suicide |
| At the end of the play, Eteocles is (state of being): | dead by battle |
| At the end of the play, Teiresias is (state of being): | alive |
| Who said this quote: “Anarchy, Anarchy! Show me greater evil!” | Creon |
| Who said this quote: “I know I must die, even without your decree: I am only mortal.” | Antigone |
| Who said this quote: “Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise.” | Choragos |
| Who said this quote: “The time is not far off when you shall pay back corpse for corpse, flesh of your own flesh.” | Teirisias |
| Who said this quote: “The law is strong, we must give in to the law… I must yield to those in authority.” | Ismene |
| Who said this quote: “Oedipus, father and brother!/ Your marriage strikes me from the grave to murder mine/ I have been a stranger here in my own land/ all my life/ The blasphemy of my birth has followed me.” | Antigone |
| Who said this quote: “So lately this last flower of Oedipus’ line/ Drank the sunlight! But now a passionate word/ And a handful of dust have closed up all its beauty.” | Chorus |
| Who said this quote: “Now you can prove yourself what you are:/ A true sister, or a traitor to your family.” | Antigone |
Antigone Unit Test
February 16, 2020