Oedipus Take ONE

Oedipus Take ONE

Multiple Choice

Where was Laius killed?

• on the mountainside

• at a crossroads

• in the castle

• overseas

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the blind prophet?

• John

• Creon

• Thebe

• Teiresias

Multiple Choice

Who is the brother-in-law of Oedipus?

• Teiresias

• the shepherd

• Creon

• the blind prophet

Multiple Choice

Who is Laius?

• the brother of Oedipus

• Jocasta's brother

• the former King of Thebes who was murdered

• one of Jocasta's and Oedipus' children

Multiple Choice

What happens to Jocasta at the end of the play?

• She divorces Oedipus

• She goes into exile

• She reveals that she killed Laius

• She hangs herself

Multiple Choice

Does Jocasta believe Tiresias's accusations of Oedipus?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Oedipus had become King of Thebes after he

• killed the dragon

• killed the King that had enslaved the city

• killed the Sphinx

• killed the Oracle

Multiple Choice

What punishment does Oedipus assign to the murderer?

• Death

• Exile

• Public flogging

• Tar and feathering

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Why did the King and Queen of Thebes leave Oedipus on the mountainside?

• They didn't want a child

• They received an oracle that Oedipus was to kill his father

• Oedipus was a trouble child and never listened

• The city was in distress and they wanted to keep him from the miserable conditions