Greek theater, Sophocles, Oedipus the King

True or False? Jocasta encourages Oedipus to find out the truth about himself from the shepherd.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

True or False? Polybus discovered the infant Oedipus on the mountainside while out hunting.

• True
• False

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True or False? It is the shepherd who reveals that Oedipus is the child of Jocasta and Laius.

• True

• False

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True or False? Oedipus begs Creon not to drive him away from the city.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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

What is the role of the chorus in Oedipus the King?

• the citizens of Thebes
• the oracle at Delphi
• the gods
• the sphinx

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What great deed did Oedipus accomplish on behalf of the Theban people prior to the events of Oedipus the King?

• He defeated enemy troops.
• He settled a dispute between Thebes and Corinth.
• He destroyed the Sphinx.
• He rid the land of famine.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

Which of the following best describes Oedipus?

• He is impulsive, self-confident and determined.
• He thinks himself equal to the strength of the gods.
• He is reluctant to pursue the truth.
• He feels inferior to Creon.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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What is hubris?

• excessive anger or passion
• discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages
• excessive pride or self-confidence
• excessive desire especially for material things

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What news from Delphi does Creon share with Oedipus?

• Jocasta will soon die.

• Thebes will be destroyed by Apollo’s plague unless Laius' murderer is caught and punished.

• Creon will become king.

• Send for Teiresias.

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

What must Oedipus do to rid Thebes of the plague?

• make offerings to Zeus

• find the murderer of Laius

• burn down the city

• set up hospitals and shelters

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CCSS.RL.7.7

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