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"Antigone" Trivia Quiz

I thought that I would hate this play when my English class read it, but ended up loving it!

A multiple-choice quiz by regenbogen. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
regenbogen

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,862

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1190

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (8/10), Guest 142 (8/10), Guest 216 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What law did Creon make that Antigone broke? Hint

Everyone must pay 20% in taxes.

No one was allowed out of the city.

No one could bury Polynices.

No one could kill Apollo's snake.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Did Ismene help Antigone bury Polynices?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Of the following characters, who was not dead at the beginning of the play? Hint

Oedipus

Eteocles

Eurydice

Polynices

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who does Creon initially blame for the burial of Polynices? Hint

Eteocles

Ismene

Antigone

the sentry

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why does Creon think that Polynices was buried? Hint

love

to annoy him

anger

money

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the original punishment planned for the person who was found to have buried Polynices? Hint

death by stoning

imprisonment

banishment

hanging

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened to Antigone in the cave? Hint

The gods saved her.

She escaped.

She committed suicide.

Haemon rescued her.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who does Haemon attempt to kill shortly after finding Antigone dead? Hint

Eteocles

Ismene

Creon

Eurydice

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Question 9 of 10

9. What happened to Eurydice? Hint

She murdered Creon.

She committed suicide.

She banished herself.

She ran away.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who persuaded Creon to rescue Antigone? Hint

Jacosta

a blind prophet

Ismene

the sentry

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Dec 19 2024 : Guest 82: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What law did Creon make that Antigone broke?

Answer: No one could bury Polynices.

Creon said that no one could bury Polynices because he had betrayed the city, but Antigone buried him so that he could pass into the afterlife.

2. Did Ismene help Antigone bury Polynices?

Answer: No

Ismene thought that they were not strong enough to defy the king, and that obedience was their duty.

3. Of the following characters, who was not dead at the beginning of the play?

Answer: Eurydice

Eteocles and Polynices were brothers who killed each other over the throne. Oedipus was their father who had died after exiling himself. Eurydice was married to Creon at the beginning of the play.

4. Who does Creon initially blame for the burial of Polynices?

Answer: the sentry

The sentry was the one who told Creon about the burial, and Creon told him that he would have to accept the blame if he couldn't find out who did it.

5. Why does Creon think that Polynices was buried?

Answer: money

Creon thinks that whoever buried Polynices did it for money, because he cannot think of any other reason that someone would do it. He becomes very angry when his advisors suggest that the gods were the cause of this.

6. What was the original punishment planned for the person who was found to have buried Polynices?

Answer: death by stoning

The punishment was originally death by stoning, but so many people were angry because they didn't want this to happen to Antigone that Creon changed it to being locked in a cave with enough food for a couple of days so that the gods could decide whether to rescue her.

7. What happened to Antigone in the cave?

Answer: She committed suicide.

Antigone hanged herself by her dress the same way that her mother had committed suicide.

8. Who does Haemon attempt to kill shortly after finding Antigone dead?

Answer: Creon

It was Creon's fault that Antigone was dead, so he lunges at his father with his sword, but misses. When his father successfully escaped, he stabbed himself.

9. What happened to Eurydice?

Answer: She committed suicide.

Both of her sons were dead, and she couldn't take life anymore, so she killed herself.

10. Who persuaded Creon to rescue Antigone?

Answer: a blind prophet

More precisely, the blind prophet Tiresias made Creon stop to consider whether he had been wise in his decision. The Chorus helped him make up his mind and go to save her. He was, however, too late because by the time he got to the cave, Antigone had already committed suicide.

Source: Author regenbogen

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