Oedipus Rex – Quiz 1. What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play? * * * * Asking the gods for help Accusing Oedipus Asking Teiresias for help Sacrificing to the Sphinx
2. Why is the priest doing this? * * * * There is a plague on the city The Sphinx has attacked the city Oedipus asked him to It's a holiday
3. Where did Oedipus send Creon at the beginning of the play? * * * * To To To To Delphi the Pythian oracle be banished from Thebes Corinth
4. What does Creon report? * That * That * That mother * That Teiresias killed Laius Laius's killer must be found he will kill his father and marry his Jocasta's son must be found
5. What should happen to the man they will find? * * * * He He He He must must must must become the next king be put in jail be banished or killed be sacrificed to the Sphinx
6. Why didn't anyone investigate Laius's murder at the time?
* Jocasta went into labor * There was a blight on the city * The Sphinx was attacking the city * They didn't want anyone to know that Oedipus did it 7. What does Oedipus announce to the Theban people? * That if anyone knows who killed Laius, he should come forward * That if any man confesses, he will only be banished * That he too will be punished if he helps the killer * All of the above 8. Who is rumored to have killed Laius? * * * * Jocasta Robbers Teiresias All of the above
9. Who does Creon advise Oedipus to send for? * * * * Jocasta A shepherd Teiresias The sphinx
10. What does Teiresias say when he arrives? * * * * That That That That Creon did it the Sphinx did it he will not tell who did it Jocasta did it
11. How does Oedipus respond when Teiresias charges him with killing Laius? * He accuses Creon of killing Laius
* He calls Teiresias a blind fool * He accuses Teiresias of conspiring with Creon * All of the above 12. What does Teiresias say will happen to Oedipus? * * * * He He He He will will will will kill himself leave Thebes a blind beggar marry Antigone leave Thebes in triumph
13. What does Oedipus ask Creon? * Why Teiresias didn't say anything at the time of Laius's death * Why Teiresias conspired with the Sphinx * Why Jocasta married Laius * Why Teiresias is blind 14. Does Creon say he wants to be king? * * * * No Only if Oedipus rules with him Yes Only if he can marry Jocasta
15. What does Jocasta convince Oedipus to do to Creon? * * * * Forgive him Kill him Banish him Abandon him
16. What does Jocasta attempt to prove to Oedipus? * * * * That That That That Teiresias is really his father the oracles are always right there is no truth in prophesy Creon killed Laius
17. What does she say she did with her baby? * * * * She She She She left it exposed on a mountain drowned it in the well gave it to her maid to raise sacrificed it on the altar of Athena
18. Where was Laius killed? * * * * At In In At the battle of Troy his bath jail a crossroads
19. Why does Jocasta's story upset Oedipus? * * * * He fought at Troy He was a witness to this death His father was killed in a similar way He killed a man at a crossroads
20. What made Oedipus go to the oracle when he was young? * * * * A man called him a bastard Teiresias told him to Creon tried to kill him His parents told him to
21. What did the oracle tell Oedipus? * That * That * That mother * That he should stay away from Thebes he would become blind he would kill his father and marry his his mother was Jocasta
22. Why did Oedipus leave Corinth? * He was afraid of what the oracle said * He wanted to find his real dad * He was angry at the oracle
* He was summoned to kill the Sphinx 23. What is Jocasta doing the next time she leaves the palace? * * * * Running Killing Burying Praying away from Thebes her children evidence to the gods
24. What news does the messenger bring from Corinth? * * * * That Polybus is dead That Corinth wants Oedipus to be its king That Polybus was not Oedipus's father All of the above
25. Who gave Oedipus to Polybus and Merop * * * * Jocasta The messenger The Sphinx Teiresias
26. Where did this person get Oedipus? * * * * From From From From Jocasta Polybus a servant of Laius's household Teiresias
27. How does Jocasta respond to the messenger's story? * * * * She She She She stabs the messenger rejoices that the truth has come out begs Oedipus to stop his line of questions begs the messenger to continue
28. Why does Oedipus think she does this? * She is afraid that Oedipus is her son
* She is afraid he is only a peasant * She is afraid that he will kill her * She is afraid that Teiresias will kill him 29. What does the shepherd say when he arrives? * * * * He never saw the messenger before He doesn't want to tell He doesn't remember All of the above
30. How does Oedipus treat this shepherd? * * * * He He He He physically threatens him hugs and kisses him banishes him kills him
31. Where does the shepherd say the baby was from? * * * * The temple of Apollo The shepherd's own house Laius's household A peasant house
32. Who gave the baby to the shepherd? * * * * Jocasta Polybus Laius The Sphinx
33. Where does Oedipus go when he hears this news? * * * * Into Away Back Into the temple of Apollo from the city to Corinth the palace
34. What did Jocasta do when she ran into the house?
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Hang herself Stab herself Stab her children Drown herself
35. What did Oedipus do when he first ran into the house? * * * * Grabbed a sword and searched for Jocasta Killed Creon Grabbed his children Killed Jocasta
36. What does Oedipus gouge his eyes out with? * * * * His sword His medal of honor Jocasta's brooches A dagger
37. Why did Oedipus do this? * He couldn't bear to look at Jocasta in the underworld * He didn't want sight when all he saw was ugly * He couldn't bear to look at his father in the underworld * All of the above 38. How does Creon treat Oedipus? * * * * He He He He gloats over his victory banishes him is angry with him is kind to him
39. What does Oedipus want to do? * * * * Leave Thebes Kill himself Kill his children Kill Creon
40. Why doesn't Creon let him leave immediately? * * * * He He He He has has has has to to to to bury take wait kill Jocasta care of his children for Apollo's word Teiresias
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