1.What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?
The dancing choruses of worshipers began competing for a bull or a goat.
2.How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?
As many as fourteen thousand spectators gathered in the open-air theatre of Dionysos.
3.How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
The masks were used to amplify the actor's voices.
4.Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
It was suspenseful because the audience knew things the characters didn't know.
5.How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountains?
The shepherd is ordered to leave the infant to die on a mountainside with his ankles pinned together.
6.What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
The Sphinx's riddle stated," What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"
7.Who are Oedipus' kids?
Oedipus' kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
8.After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
After Oedipus is exiled, Creon took over as a regent.
9.What did the family do to the dead body?
The family closed the dead person's eyes and mouth and began to prepare the body for the prosthesis, the wake. Then they placed the body on the bier, a portable framework, making sure that the feet pointed toward the door, and sprinkled it with wild marjoram and other herbs, which were believed to keep the evil spirits away. At the prosthesis, women waited near the body and men entered in a formal procession with their right arms raised high in the air. The closest relative reached out and held the dead person's head with both hands, the other mourners began to beat their faces and tear their hair. They also wailed and sang.
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