Topic Test Answers

The downfall of a tragic character is the result of __________.

Analyze the graphic organizer below and answer the question that follows. Which plot event completes the organizer?

Which situation presented during scene 2 of the play Antigone is intended to highlight the conflict between loyalty to family and civil obedience?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. We must remember that by birth we're women,and, as such, we shouldn't fight with men.Since those who rule are much more powerful, we must obey in this and in events which bring us even harsher agonies. Which character speaks these lines?

Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. Guard:That’s when we saw the girl. She was shrieking—a distressing painful cry, just like a birdwho’s seen an empty nest, its fledglings gone. What does the figurative language (used by the guard who arrests Antigone) reveal about how Antigone feels?

Which element of Greek tragedy is used to honor and worship the gods?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ANTIGONE:Don't fear for me. Set your own fate in order. Which character trait is revealed through these line?

According to Aristotle, which characteristic is not common in a tragic character?

The arrangement of plot events in a tragedy reveals __________.

According to the Chorus Leader in Antigone, who is responsible for Antigone’s arrest and punishment?

Read the excerpt below from Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CHORUS LEADER: Against our land he marched, sent here by the warring claimsof Polyneices, with piercing screams, an eagle flying above our land, . . . . To what is Polyneices being compared?

Which situation is an example of dramatic irony from the play Antigone?

Which character from Antigone by Sophocles is a stock character?

Read the excerpt below from Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CHORUS:He’s taught himself speech and wind-swift thought,trained his feelings for communal civic life . . . . According to the passage, what did the ancient Greek culture value?

Read the excerpt below from Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. ANTIGONE:I’ll do my duty to my brother—and yours as well, if you’re not prepared to. Which rhetorical appeal does Antigone use in an attempt to persuade Ismene to help her bury Polyneices?

Read the excerpt below from Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CHORUS:The battle's done—let's strive now to forgetwith songs and dancing all night long,with Bacchus leading us to make Thebes shake. Which word describes the mood this passage creates for the audience?

Antigone’s death causes the audience to feel __________.

Which theme do the tragic deaths of Haemon and Eurydice reveal?

Sophocles uses the downfall of a tragic character to __________.

Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CREON:No more delay. You slaves, take them inside.From this point on they must act like womenand have no liberty to wander off.Even bold men run when they see Hadescoming close to them to snatch their lives. What does the passage reveal about the ancient Greek culture?