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Character Matching (8-10 questions)
Multiple Choice (5-10 questions)
Short Answer (5 questions, 2 pts. each)
Vocabulary (10 words)
Open-Ended Response (1 paragraph)
45 total points (STUDY)
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Haimon
Antigone
Eurydice
Creon
Teiresias
Choragos
Niobe
Oedipus
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Is Haimon in complete agreement with his
father’s decision to execute Antigone?
Explain.
Why is Creon intent on harshly punishing,
even his own family members, all those who
break the law?
What does Haimon tell King Creon about the
people of Thebes’ allegiance to him?
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To who’s fate does Antigone compare her
own?
Who does Antigone blame for her terrible
misfortune?
What does the blind prophet claim happens
that bothers him (2 things)?
What does the blind prophet claim MUST be
done to repair the evil against the gods?
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What advice does the Choragos give Creon
once the blind prophet leaves?
Who does the messenger in the last scene
claim is “a walking dead man”?
What were Creon and the messenger doing
when they prayed to Hecate and Pluto?
What did King Creon and the messenger do
as soon as they finished their tasks regarding
Polyneices?
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What does Creon see when he looks into the
tomb at the end?
Explain how the following people die
Antigone
 Haimon
 Eurydice
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Why does Sophocles not have Creon die at
the end of the play?
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Astray
Subordinate
Vigil
Vile
Wretched
Lamentation
Brazen
Gale
tormented
blasphemy
transgress
augury
entrails
glut
citadel
barrow
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Theme-related: what is the point of the play?
Consider the characters Antigone and Creon
and what we’re supposed to learn from them.
Standing up for what you believe in.
 Your fate is predetermined.
 Power can corrupt and blind people to truth and
reason.
 Family loyalty is more important than any
authority.
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