1. Q: What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?
A: Dancing choruses of worshippers would compete for prizes like a bull or a goat.
2. Q: How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysus?
A: Fourteen thousand spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysus.
3. Q: How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
A: The masks had exaggerated mouth pieces that amplified the actors' voices.
4. Q: Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
A: Antigone was suspenseful to viewing audiences because they already knew things that the characters on stage didn't.
5. Q: How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountainside?
A: The shepherd was to leave the infant with his ankles pinned together to die on the mountainside.
6. Q: What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
A: The riddle The Sphinx gave Oedipus was " What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"
7. Q: Who are Oedipus' kids?
A: Oedipus' kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
8. Q: After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
A: After Oedipus was exiled, Creon took over Thebes.
9. Q: What did the family do to the dead body?
A: The family put the dead body on a portable framework with the feet pointed towards the door and sprinkled it with herbs to keep the evil spirits away.
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