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Oedipus Rex

Authored by Rosemary Joyce

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 52+ times

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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. Laius and Jocasta 
b.Polybus and Merope
c. Tiresias and Creon

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To prevent this from happening, they_______________________.  

a. aborted the child
b. send him away to Corinth to be b. adopted
c. asked a servant to kill him

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Baby Oedipus is raised by King ____________ and Queen__________ in Corinth.   

 a. Laius and Jocasta
b. Polybus and Merope
c. Tiresias and Creon

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Oedipus receives his name because of______________.  

a. the Oracle
 b. his prophecy
 c. his swollen feet  

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Young Oedipus questions his heritage because________________.  

a. a drunk man tells him he is not his father’s son
b. he is in love with his mother
 c. the oracle tells him his fate

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As he flees from Corinth, he runs into    

a. Laius 
b. Tiresias
c. Tiresias and Laius

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Oedipus is enraged by the King and his men because they_______________.  

a. curse at him
b. push him out of the way and strike him 
c. taunt him because he is adopted

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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