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Antigone
Flashcards for quick repetition. Simple quiz about Sophocles tragedy "Antigone".
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Antigone sister's name is
Ismene
How many brothers Antigone had?
The ruler of Thebes, sentenced Antigone:
Tiresias
Oedipus
Creon
Haemon
What happened to Antigone's two brothers?
They were exiled from Thebes for treachery
They killed each other in battle over the throne of Thebes.
They were poisoned by a spy
One of them became the kong of Thebes and sentenced the other to death
They killed each other in battle over the throne of Thebes.
Who is on the throne when Thebes is attacked?
By Creon's decree regarding Antigone's brothers .... was given a formal burial and .... was left to rot.
It considered wrong to leave a bodied unburied because .....
A major conflict between .... and .... as well as between .... and .... is revealed in the Prologue.
In her response to Antigone's request, Ismene alludes to the tragic history of their family. According to Ismene, they parents .....
Antigone asked .... to .....
Who brings the news that the body has been buried?
a soldier
a spy
a priest
a trader
Who is Antigone suppose to marry?
Creon
Oedipus
Tiresias
Haimion
What does Creon say is the worst of evils?
religion
wars
anarchy
blasphemy
Who convinces Creon to reverse his decision about burying the body and imprisoning Antigone?
Oedipus
Haemon
Ismene
Tiresias
