How to Prepare for Antigone Final Exam
Study Guide 2013
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Know the main characters, their familial relationships, whether they live or die in
the end.
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Test yourself by playing the Jeopardy game on my website.
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Remember the endings are sooooo important. Reread the last lines of the play,
noting who said what.
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Know the definitions of figurative language, allusion, imagery, foil. Be able to
identify them in the play and explain them. Be able, for example, to explain in
writing the two things being compared in a metaphor and how this adds to the
effectiveness of a passage and especially a speech.
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Know and understand Rhetorical Analysis. Be able to identify elements of
rhetoric and explain them in writing.
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Know how the elements of Greek tragedy apply to Antigone.
The first part of the test will be closed book, but you are allowed your scene
questions (packet). 40 multiple-choice questions. Worth 20 summative points.
Once the multiple-choice part of the test is complete, you will have some written
questions and it will be open book. Worth 25 summative points.
Vocabulary portion of this test will be given the following class and will consist of 10
multiple choice questions worth ½ a point each for a total of 5 summative points.