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Oedipus Rex Review

Oedipus Rex Review. 1. What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play? A. Accusing Oedipus B. Asking the gods for help C. Asking Teiresias for help D. Sacrificing to the Sphinx.

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Oedipus Rex Review

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  1. Oedipus Rex Review

  2. 1. What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play?A. Accusing OedipusB. Asking the gods for helpC. Asking Teiresias for helpD. Sacrificing to the Sphinx

  3. 2. Why is the priest doing this?A. The Sphinx has attacked the cityB. There is a plague on the cityC. It's a holidayD. Oedipus asked him to

  4. 3. Where did Oedipus send Creon at the beginning of the play?A. To the Pythian oracleB. To DelphiC. To be banished from ThebesD. To Corinth

  5. 4. What does Creon report?A. That Laius's killer must be foundB. That he will kill his father and marry his motherC. That Teiresias killed LaiusD. That Jocasta's son must be found

  6. 5. What should happen to the man they will find?A. He must become the next kingB. He must be banished or killedC. He must be sacrificed to the SphinxD. He must be put in jail

  7. 6. Why didn't anyone investigate Laius's murder at the time?A. The Sphinx was attacking the cityB. They didn't want anyone to know that Oedipus did itC. There was a blight on the cityD. Jocastawent into labor

  8. 7. What does Oedipus announce to the Theban people?A. That if any man confesses, he will only be banishedB. That he too will be punished if he helps the killerC. That if anyone knows who killed Laius, he should come forwardD. All of the above

  9. 8. Who is rumored to have killed Laius?A. TeiresiasB. JocastaC. RobbersD. All of the above

  10. 9. Who does Creon advise Oedipus to send for?A. TeiresiasB. The sphinxC. JocastaD. A shepherd

  11. 10. What does Teiresias say when he first arrives?A. That the Sphinx did itB. That Creon did itC. That Jocasta did itD. That he will not tell who did it

  12. 11. How does Oedipus respond when Teiresias charges him with killing Laius?A.Heaccuses Creon of killing LaiusB. He calls Teiresias a blind foolC. He accuses Teiresias of conspiring with CreonD. All of the above

  13. 12. What does Teiresias say will happen to Oedipus?A. He will marry AntigoneB. He will leave Thebes a blind beggarC. He will kill himselfD. He will leave Thebes in triumph

  14. 13. What does Oedipus ask Creon?A. Why Teiresias is blindB. Why Teiresias didn't say anything at the time of Laius's deathC. Why Teiresias conspired with the SphinxD. Why Jocasta married Laius

  15. 14. Does Creon want to be king?A. Only if he can marry JocastaB. No – he already has the comfortC. Yes – but not by killing for itD. Only if Oedipus rules with him

  16. 15. What does Jocasta convince Oedipus to do to Creon?A. Abandon himB. Forgive himC. Kill himD. Banish him

  17. 16. What does Jocasta attempt to prove to Oedipus?A. That Creon killed LaiusB. That the oracles are always rightC. That there is no truth in prophesyD. That Teiresias is really his father

  18. 17. What does she say she did with her baby?A.Sheleft it exposed on a mountainB.Shesacrificed it on the altar of AthenaC.Shegave it to her maid to raiseD.Shedrowned it in the well

  19. 18. Where was Laius killed?A. In jailB. At the battle of TroyC. At a crossroadsD. In his bath

  20. 19. Why does Jocasta's story upset Oedipus?A.Hisfather was killed in a similar wayB. He fought at TroyC. He was a witness to this deathD. He killed a man at a crossroads

  21. 20. What made Oedipus go to the oracle when he was young?A. Teiresiastold him toB. Creontried to kill himC. His parents told him toD. A man called him a bastard

  22. 21. What did the oracle tell Oedipus?A. That his mother was JocastaB. That he would kill his father and marry his motherC. That he should stay away from ThebesD. That he would become blind

  23. 22. Why did Oedipus leave Corinth?A. He wanted to find his real dadB. He was summoned to kill the SphinxC. He was afraid of what the oracle saidD. He was angry at the oracle

  24. 23. What is Jocasta doing the next time she leaves the palace?A. Killing her childrenB. Burying evidenceC. Praying to the godsD.Runningaway from Thebes

  25. 24. What news does the messenger bring from Corinth?A. That Corinth wants Oedipus to be its kingB. That Polybus is deadC. That Polybus was not Oedipus’ fatherD. All of the above

  26. 25. Who gave Oedipus to Polybus and MeropA. TeiresiasB. JocastaC. The messengerD. The Sphinx

  27. 26. What does the old shepherd tell Oedipus?A.Thathe gave a baby with pinned ankles to the Corinthian shepherd.B. That he saw Oedipus kill Laius.C. That he never saw the Corinthian messenger before.D. That he can’t remember anything from the past.

  28. 27. When Oedipus realizes who he is, what does he do?A. Commits suicideB. Screams at the godsC. Kills JocastaD. Rushes into the palace

  29. 28. Who provides the information about what Oedipus did inside the palace?A. CreonB. A servantC. OedipusD. Antigone

  30. 29. What did Oedipus use to gouge out his eyes?A. A knifeB. Pins from Jocasta’s gownC. King Lauis’ royal scepterD. Creon’ssignet ring

  31. 30. What favor does Oedipus ask of Creon?A. To let him remain kingB. To take him to the oracle at DelphiC. To let the messenger from Corinth take him back to that countryD. To take care of his daughters.

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