Sunday, November 9, 2014

Greek Drama Handout Questions

1. What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?
•The prize would be a bull or a goat.
2. How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysus?
•There would be 20,000 spectators who attended the theatre of Dionysus.
3. How does the mask affect the voice of the actors?
•It helps project their voices to their audience.
4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
•The audience could see and know of things that the characters of the actors didn't. 
5. How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountainside?
•The shepherd did so with pinned knees.
6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
•The riddle is: What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening? The answer is Man.
7. Who are Oedipus' kids?
Eteocles, Polyneices, Ismene, & Antigone are Oedipus' kids.
8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
•Creon becomes king of Thebes
9. What did the family do to the dead body? 
•Eteocles is given a proper burial, but Polyneices isn't buried and is left to be eaten away at.

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