Oedipus Part 1 Review

What is the main function of the Chorus in Oedipus?

• To control the fate of the main characters

• To reveal unpleasant truths to Oedipus

• To tell jokes between scenes

• To comment on the action

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Laius is killed at:

• A crossroads

• His palace

• In Corinth

• In Thebes

Oedipus' adoptive mother is:

• Jocasta

• Merope

• Chryssipus

• Athena

Oedipus' adoptive father is:

• Laius

• Teiresias

• Polybus

• Creon

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Which of the following is an ironic event from Oedipus?

• Jocasta tries to protect Oedipus from discovering the truth

• Oedipus has mangled feet

• Apollo has cursed the family of Laius

• It is Oedipus who curses the murderer of Laius

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Oedipus became king of Thebes by:

• Killing a griffin

• Murdering the royal family

• Ridding Thebes of the Sphinx

• Shooting an arrow through the eye of a beast

Eyes and vision are used as symbols for:

• Friendship

• Truth

• Hospitality

• Piety (religiousness)

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Oedipus left Corinth, the home of his youth, in an effort to avoid:

• Fulfilling a terrible prediction

• Participating in the great war

• Finding out the true identity of his parents

• Having his ankles pinned together

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Creon learns what's causing the city's current trouble from:

• The Theban elders

• A criminal who confesses

• A shepherd

• The oracle at Delphi

What is the cause of the city's troubles?

• The queen has plotted to overthrow the king

• The king has insulted Apollo's messenger

• The people have failed to worship the gods

• The city has been sheltering a murderer

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