Antigone BACKGROUND review

Which of Oedipus' children began ruling after him?

• Polynieces
• Eteocles
• Antigone

What did Oedipus do when he discovered he killed his dad and married his mom?

• killed himself
• divorced her
• Gouged out his eyes

What did Jocasta do when she discovered she married her son?

• Killed herself
• ran away
• killed Oedipus

How did Oedipus become the King of Thebes?

• His army attacked
• He married Antigone
• and killed the king

After learning the prophecy, what did Laios and Jocasta do to their son?

• drowned him
• gave him to a relative
• pinned his feet together

Laios and Jocasta were the King and Queen of what nation?

• Troy
• Thebes
• Ithaca

How many plays of Sophocles survived?

• 7
• 9
• 10

How many plays did Sophocles write?

• 120
• 536
• 123

Why did actors wear masks?

• to keep warm
• to express a dominant emotion
• to confuse the audience

The theater of Dionysus is also called what?

• Rose
• Aeschylus
• Acropolis