– describing or predicting what will happen in the future
What is Prophetic?
100
– having two sides
What is bilateral?
100
Identify the interjection in this sentence:
There! She's sitting over there.
What is There! (?)
100
Where was Laius killed?
At the battle of Troy
In jail
At a crossroads
In his bath
At a crossroads
100
Polyneices and Eteocles died while...
A. Fighting a battle against each other
B. Defending thier beloved city of Thebes
C. Attack their ambitious uncle, Creon
D. Robbing the alter of Zeus
A. Fighting a battle against each other
200
– an object, building, or work of art from the ancient past
What is Antiquity?
200
– to drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something
What is Imbibe?
200
Identify all of the adverbs in this sentence:
I usually go to Starbucks after school, but I rarely go to Dunkin Donuts because I don't like their coffee.
What is usually and rarely?
200
What did the oracle tell Oedipus?
That he would become blind
That he should stay away from Thebes
That his mother was Jocasta
That he would kill his father and marry his mother
That he would kill his father and marry his mother
200
When facing Creon, Ismene begs to be...
A. Put to death alongside her sister
B. Forgiven for betraying her sister
C. Buried with Eteocles
D. Allowed to go free
A. Put to death alongside her sister
300
– to know right from wrong, moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these
What is ethical?
300
– to strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent or far beyond the current state
What is Aspire?
300
Identify all the adjectives in this sentence.
When she went to homecoming, she was dressed in a pretty black gown and silver shoes.
What is pretty, black, and silver?
300
Name all of Oedipus' children?
What is Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polyneices
300
How does Creon first learn of Antigone's crime against the state?
A. Ismene betrays her sister
B. The Chorus leads Creon to the burial site
C. Antigone confesses her crime to him
D. The Sentry catches her burying Polyneises
D. The Sentry catches her burying Polyneises
400
– belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious; opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.
What is Heresy?
400
– to escape from someone or something giving chase or searching; especially to use clever tactics to
escape from pursuers
What is Elude?
400
Identify all the nouns in this sentence:
It's going to be very hot at the beach. I have to bring a lot of water to stay hydrated.
What is beach and water?
400
How did Jocosta die?
A. Creon poisons her
B. She kills herself
C. She gets eaten by the Sphinx
B. She kills herself
400
What was Creon going to do to anyone who buried the body of Polyneices?
What is put them to death?
500
– arising or continuing after one's death?
What is Posthumous?
500
– to cheat; to gain something dishonestly, as through a lie, deception, or confidence game
What is Defraud?
500
Name all eight parts of speech
What is noun, adverb, adjective, verb, preposition, conjunction, Interjection, pronoun
500
Who gave Oedipus to Polybus and Merope when he was a baby?
A. The Sphinx
B. Teiresias
C. The messenger
B. Teiresias
500
What does the king of Thebes declare in his proclamation?
A. Eteocles is to be left for the carrion animals and Polyneices thrown into the sea
B. Thebes should have a drama festival to celebrate victory in war against the Persians
C. Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honors while Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals
D. Antigone will reign in his place while he goes into exile
C. Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honors while Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals