Quiz for Evaluating the Evidence 3.3: Sophocles, Antigone

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1. At the beginning of their exchange, Creon took pains to establish that

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B.
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D.

Correct. The answer is b. Creon’s first question to Antigone was direct and to this point. Warning her not to be evasive, he asked if Antigone “knew the order not to do this thing.”
Incorrect. The answer is b. Creon’s first question to Antigone was direct and to this point. Warning her not to be evasive, he asked if Antigone “knew the order not to do this thing.”
1. At the beginning of their exchange, Creon took pains to establish that

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2. How did Antigone justify her decision to ignore Creon’s decree?

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B.
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D.

Correct. The answer is a. In Antigone’s view, mortal men could not “over-run the gods’ unwritten and unfailing laws.”
Incorrect. The answer is a. In Antigone’s view, mortal men could not “over-run the gods’ unwritten and unfailing laws.”
2. How did Antigone justify her decision to ignore Creon’s decree?

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3. Which of these best describes Antigone’s attitude towards Creon?

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B.
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D.

Correct. The answer is b. Antigone all but directly calls Creon a fool and betrays no doubts at all about the righteousness of her cause.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Antigone all but directly calls Creon a fool and betrays no doubts at all about the righteousness of her cause.
3. Which of these best describes Antigone’s attitude towards Creon?