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WorksheetsAntigone Background
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which god were the Greeks worshipping at the festivals where the plays were performed?
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Dionysus
d)
Poseidon
2.
Who wrote the Greek play Antigone?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Sophocles
c)
Plato
d)
Dionysis
3.
The ______________ was a group of 15 and acted as one character.
a)
actors
b)
heroes
c)
chorus
d)
choir
4.
The actors were...
a)
All women
b)
All men
c)
Both genders
d)
Kids only
5.
What area is shown in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Parados
c)
Skene
d)
Theatron
6.
When King _____ and Queen _______ had their firstborn child, the Oracle revealed a prophecy that the child will kill his father and marry his mother.
a)
a. Laius and Jocasta
b)
b.Polybus and Merope
c)
c. Tiresias and Creon
d)
Eurydice and Magereus
7.
To prevent this from happening, they_______________________.
a)
a. aborted the child
b)
b. send him away to Corinth to be adopted
c)
c. asked a servant to kill him
d)
d. told him the prophesy
8.
Oedipus travels into Thebes and is crowned King because_________________.
a)
a. Jocasta falls in love with him and she is a widow
b)
b. He gets rid of the plague
c)
c. He delivers Thebes from the Sphinx
d)
He kills the prophet
9.
Goddess of marriage
a)
Zeus
b)
Artemis
c)
Hera
d)
Urania
10.
Blacksmith god
a)
Hermes
b)
Melpomene
c)
Zeus
d)
Hephaestus
11.
God of wine and revelry
a)
Hestia
b)
Hermes
c)
Pan
d)
Dionysus
12.
God of the Underworld
a)
Hephaestus
b)
Hades
c)
Hera
d)
Hercules
13.
What was the point of masks in Greek theater?
a)
It allowed actors to change their roles
b)
It amplified the voices of the actors
c)
It showed the expression clearly for each character
d)
All of the above
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