First Read: Antigone Quiz

Which of these lines from the text best support the answer to Question 5?

"...the worst that can befall / Is but to die an honorable death."

Which of these lines from the text best support the answer to Question 7?

"Nor would I reckon as my private friend / A public foe, well knowing that the State / Is the good ship that holds our fortunes all: / Farewell to friendship, if she suffers wreck."

What does compulsion mean as it is used by Ismene in lines 63-66 Therefore I plead compulsion and entreat The dead to pardon. I perforce obey The powers that be. 'Tis foolishness, I ween, To overstep in aught the golden mean.

A duty to act according to the law

What do these lines from lines 38-41 most reveal about the tension between Antigone and Ismene? ISMENE: But how, my rash, fond sister, in such case Can I do anything to make or mar? ANTIGONE: Say, wilt thou aide me and abet? Decide. ISMENE: In what bold venture? What is in thy thought?

Ismene views Antigone as reckless and is reluctant to assist Antigone. Antigone wants Ismene to agree to help her without first knowing the plan.

Which of these sentences best describes what has happened to Antigone's brothers as it is explained in the text?

One brother has died and is being given funeral rights; the other brother has died and is forbidden burial.

Creon's decree that Polyneices remain unburied is mostly based on?

Principle.

Which of these statements best describes what Antigone believes will be the consequences of her plan?

She believes she might be punished.

Who does Antigone attribute as being the cause of the family's misery?

Zeus