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Global Literature 9 Strasser/Duke
ANTIGONE Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension Quiz
Part A: Sentence Completion #1-7
Directions: For numbers 1-7, READ each
sentence carefully and CHOOSE the vocabulary word from the word bank that best
completes each sentence. Write the word in the space provided.
NOTE: EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONE TIME! DO NOT REPEAT AN ANSWER!
WORD BANK
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1. Creon left Antigone in her tomb with just a little food. Had she not killed herself, she would have become famished and eventually starved to death.
2. Creon wonders if Choragos is senile when he suggests that the God's may have been responsible for burying the body of Polyneices.
3. Antigone does not regret burying her brother because she feels great reverence for the dead.
4. King Creon has the most power in all of Thebes, making everyone subordinate to him.
5. Many think Antigone should not have been meddling with the affairs of the burial of her brother or anything else relating to the law.
6. The Choragos mentions that Antigone’s behavior is double insolence because not only did she break the law, but she also bragged about it.
7. Creon adamantly explains to Haimon that it is not worth losing his head over a woman because there are other women that will be interested in him in the future.
PART B: SYNONYM SUBSTITUTION #8-15
Directions: For numbers 8-15, READ the
sentences. Each one contains a SYNONYM for a vocabulary word in ALL CAPITAL
LETTERS. CHOOSE the vocabulary word from the word bank that can correctly
REPLACE the synonym that appears in all CAPS. Write the answer in the blank.
NOTE: EACH WORD WILL BE USED ONLY ONE TIME. DO NOT REPEAT AN ANSWER
WORD BANK
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8. demoralizing |
Antigone saw the absence of a burial for her brother to be DISHEARTENING in that he was neglected and disregarded as a human being. |
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9. resonate |
Antigone’s desire to bury her brother's body did not ECHO the thoughts of Ismene who did not have the same desire to break the rules. |
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10. decree |
Once Creon made the final DECISION, Antigone had to be sent to the tomb and only the God's could save her. |
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11. brazen |
Creon does not see his attitude towards Antigone and Ismene as SHAMELESS because, “they are but women.” |
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12. vile |
When Creon claims that Haimon has been “taken in by a woman", he assures him that he would never be taken in by anything so FILTHY because his main concern is for his father. |
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13. arbitrarily |
It seems as though King Creon is RANDOMLY giving out punishments that do not reflect the laws of God but rather just the whims of an out of control ruler. |
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14. contentious |
Because it was so strongly forbidden, Ismene was unwilling to violate or go beyond the King's laws when Antigone first asked for her help in burying their brother leading to a very QUARRELSOME relationship between the sisters. |
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15. doddering |
Creon thinks many of the fortune-tellers are unbalanced because they are old and TREMBLING, but Teiresias proves to always be right. |
PART C: IDENTIFYING SYNONYMS #16-21
Directions: For numbers 16-21, Read each vocabulary word and circle the SYNONYM that best matches the meaning of that word.
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16. profaned a. disrespected b. allowed c. welcomed d. revered |
19. deference a. respect b. river c. dishonor d. humiliation |
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17. defile a. dream b. fortune c. tragedy d. pollute |
20. trifles a. treasure b. unimportance c. basket d. large |
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18.auspicious a. elegy b. unfortunate c. favorable d. scared |
21. anarchic
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PART D: VOCABULARY APPLICATION #22-25
Directions: For numbers 22-25, respond to each prompt about Antigone by writing ONE complete, grammatically correct, sentence that features the specified VOCABULARY WORD. You can change the part of speech as long as it is used correctly and shows understanding to receive full credit.
22. Use the word AUGURY to explain one the messages Teiresias shared with Creon. _____/4
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Clearly shows understanding of the definition |
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Correctly answers the question/prompt posed |
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Uses the word in 1 grammatically correct sentence |
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Uses proper spelling, capitalization & punctuation |
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Write sentence for #22 here:
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Teiresias shared an augury that Antigone may try to bury her own brother.
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23. Use the word PERVERSE to explain Haimon’s
view of his father when they argue over
the punishment of Antigone.
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Clearly shows understanding of the definition |
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Correctly answers the question/prompt posed |
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Uses the word in 1 grammatically correct sentence |
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Uses proper spelling, capitalization & punctuation |
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Write sentence for #23 here:
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Haimon was perverse towards his father due to his fiance being threatened with an extreme punishment.
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24. Use the word BLASPHEMY to reference the
opinions Creon shared when supporting his
decisions as King. _____/4
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Clearly shows understanding of the definition |
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Correctly answers the question/prompt posed |
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Uses the word in 1 grammatically correct sentence |
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Uses proper spelling, capitalization & punctuation |
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Write sentence for #24 here:
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Creon blasphemed the “gods” by disallowing Antigone from burying her brother.
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25. Use the word PIOUS to explain why Antigone was so passionate about her brother's burial. _____/4
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Clearly shows understanding of the definition |
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Correctly answers the question/prompt posed |
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Uses the word in 1 grammatically correct sentence |
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Uses proper spelling, capitalization & punctuation |
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Write sentence for #25 here:
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Antigone was passionate about her brother’s burial due to her piety towards her beliefs.
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BONUS: Use the word INEXHAUSTIBLE in a grammatically correct sentence about one specific event from the plot of Antigone.
The death of Antigone’s brother was an inexhaustible issue between Creon and Antigone.