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Who is the God of wine, fertility, and joyous life? Category points

Who is Antigone and Ismene’s cursed Father? Category 1 – 20 points

Who wrote the play Antigone? Category 1 – 30 points

Name the protagonist of the play? Category 1 – 40 points

What is Creon’s wife’s name? Category 1 – 50 points

Why does Creon issue an edict against burying Polynecies body? Category 2 – 10 points a)he broke his exile, attacked Thebes, and tried to sell his people into slavery. b)The gods were angry and threatened destruction of Thebes c)Creon favored the other brother, who named Creon successor of the throne. d)Creon is favored by the gods, and therefore no harm would come to him

Before his death, what does Haemon do? Category 2 – 20 points a) threatens his father with a sword b) tries to stop Antigone from confessing her disobedience c) spits in his fathers face.

Through out the play the tone of the parados is ? Category 2 – 30 points a)sad and confusing b)full of pity and fear c)hopeful and optimistic d)a transgression on a dirge

What is Creon’s tragic flaw? (Greek term) Category 2 – 40 points

According to the Greeks, a tragedy is not considered depressing for all of the reasons except Category 2 – 50 points a)emphasis on the dignity of man b)ability of man to face fate with courage c)ability of man to follow the dictates of his conscience d)free will determines a persons future

Identify the speaker of these lines! “ I have nothing for contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid..as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare-I have no use for him.” Category 3 – 10 points

Identify the speaker of these lines! “ Reason is God’s crowning gift to man..Your temper terrifies them- everyone will tell you only what you like to hear.” Category 3 – 20 points

Identify the speaker of these lines! “I have been a stranger here in my own land: All my life the blasphemy of my birth has followed me.” Category 3 – 30 points

Identify the speaker of these lines! “ Think: all men make mistakes, But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, And repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” Category 3 – 40 points

Identify the speaker of these lines! “He is a walking dead man..If his pleasure is gone, I would not give so much as the shadow of smoke for all he owns.” Category 3 – 50 points

Name the person that relates information that has occurred off stage? Category 4 – 10 points

Creon begins his speech comparing his rule with the metaphor a)“our ship of state” b)“a coat of many colors” c)“the bird in flight” d)“a dust of a mound” Category 4 –30points

Name the group of Theban elders who speak between scenes? Category 4 –20points

What is the name of the city that the play takes place in? Category 4 – 40 points

Greek tragedy was supposed to arouse the emotions of which of the following? a)anger and remorse b)fear and anger c)amusement and pity d)pity and fear Category 4 – 50 points

Is a dirge a piece of music that is sad, joyful, or complicated? Category 5 – 10 points

Is an edict a request, a command, or a question? Category 5 – 20 points

When is it most important to be lithe-while competing in a spelling bee, lifting weights, or performing gymnastics? Category points

Does a person defile a lake by photographing it, polluting it, or stocking it with fish? Category 5 – 40 points

Would lamentation be most expected after a tragedy, a dinner party, or a graduation? Category 5 – 50 points