Antigone Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Antigone? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which of the following does the chorus predict for Antigone?


That she will be a superstar
That she will die young
That she will marry a wealthy man
That she will have a play written about her
Q. Who is Antigone’s father?


Oedipus
Triton
Creon
No one really knows (her mother was something of a loose woman)
Q. Who is Haemon?


Antigone’s fiancé
Antigone’s sister
Master of the Universe
The King of Thebes
Q. What does Queen Eurydice plan to do until it is time for her to die?


Dance
Rule with an iron fist
Knit
Have as much fun as possible
Q. Why doesn’t Ismene want Antigone to bury Polynices?


Because King Creon has ordered that Polynices be left to rot
Because burying the dead is men’s work
Because Polynices wanted to be cremated
Because Polynices is still alive