A bull or a goat.
2. How many spectators would gather in the open-air theater of Dionysos?
As many as 14,000 spectators gathered in the open-air Theater of Dionysos.
3. How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
Masks had exaggerated mouthpieces that amplified the actors' voices.
4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
Antigone was suspenseful to viewing audiences because suspense came from their knowledge of things the characters on stage did not know.
5. How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountainside ?
The shepherd is to leave the infant on the mountainside with his ankles pinned together.
6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
The Sphinx riddle went like this: "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?
His kids were: Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
Creon took over as regent of Thebes.
9. What did the family do to the dead body?
Creon considered Polyneices as a traitor, so he decreed that his body be left unburied, to rot in the sun outside the city gates.
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