Oedipus Rex- (ACT PREP)

Who is the Author of this play? 

• Sophocles
• Laius
• Jocasta 
• Aristotle

According to the lines 1-3 of the text what would you conclude the word fate means? 

• the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power
• the three goddesses who preside over the birth and life of humans. Each person's destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
• be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way.
• final outcome

The passage most fully support which of the following conclusions about fate?

• Man has complete control of his destiny
• Mans fate is determined by the gods
• Man plays a role in his own destiny
• Man has no control over the outcome of his life.

According to the passage, what did the Oracle predict about King Laius's life?

• He would killed by his newborn
• He would be murdered by his son

Did King Laius's plan of leaving the baby in the woods work?

• Yes 
• No

What is the meaning of the name Oedipus?

• Swollen foot
• Swollen knee
• child murderer
• hero

According to the passage when Oedipus grew up, he also visited the oracle at Delphi, and the oracle told him that he would kill his father and marry his mother. What did he do to avoid this prophecy?

• fled to Corinth
• spoke with his father about the situation
• decided to stay and see if the Oracle was accurate 

Who was the gentleman Oedipus killed at the crossroads?

• King of Thebes
• Laius
• His father 
• All of the above

What was the answer to the Sphinx's riddle: What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening? 

• A Man
• A bear
• A human
• A woman

According to the passage After Oedipus correctly answered the riddle the people of Thebes made him king and he married Queen Jocasta who was his_______________

• Mother
• Queen of Thebes
• mother of his children
• all of the above