Oedipus Exodos

Oedipus has many reasons for blinding himself. Which of the following is NOT a reason he claimed?

• he wants the people of Thebes to see his remorse for what he has done.

• he says he could not face his parents in the afterworld.

• he wanted to be a blind prophet like Tiresias

• he said everything he would see would bring him only sadness,

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When Oedipus says to his children, "just thinking about your days to come, the bitterness, the life that rough mankind will thrust upon you," what literary element is he using?

• simile 
• metaphor
• foreshaodwing
• paradox

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Who is the new leader of Thebes?

• Apollo

• the Shepherd

• Creon/Kreon

• Oedipus

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Oedipus leaves his children with Creon, but he is more worried about...

• his daughters; he his afraid they'll never marry
• his sons; he knows that they will fight each other for kingship
• Thebes; he has left his beloved city-state broken
• Creon, he doesn't think he can handle them. 

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What do the following characteristics have in common: rage, stubbornness, and excessive pride?

• These are all examples of human flaws.
• These characteristics contribute to the protagonist’s downfall.
• These qualities are what make Oedipus a timeless and relevant character.
• All of the above.

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Near the end of the play, Oedipus requests that he be —

• given a new trial
• publicly executed
• forgiven
• banished to a mountain

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Who says this statement: "This was the king who solved the famous riddle and towered up, most powerful of men. No mortal eyes but looked on him with envy, yet in the end, ruin swept over him."

• Creon
• Oedipus
• Chorus
• Antigone

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What makes this play a tragedy?

• The downfall of the minor character

• The sins committed by the protagonist knowingly

• The downfall of someone once proud & powerful

• This is not a tragedy; it is a comedy

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What did Sophocles want readers/audiences to question/consider?

• The power of the gods over one’s destiny.
• The role of an individual’s free will.
• The role & power of one’s fate.
• All of the above

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Why did Sophocles choose to structure his story around someone as powerful as a king rather than a common man?

• To show that kings are often not as they appear.
• To show how sinful and deceiving royalty may be.
• To show that anyone, regardless of the power they hold, may crumble.
• To show his disgust with people in power.

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