Oedipus: Prologue and Scene 1

Why was Oedipus named king of Thebes?

• He solved the riddle of the sphinx
• He took the throne by force
• He found the missing king’s scepter
• The queen asked for his hand in marriage

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Oedipus berates his people with regard to King Laius because:

• they gave the crown to Oedipus so soon after the king’s death.
•  they showed no respect for the king because they held no funeral rite in his honor.
• no statue was erected in King Laius’ memory.
• if the oracle had not commanded it, they would have ignored their king’s murderer.

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Who did Tiresias claim was the murderer of Laius?

• Jocasta
• Creon
• Tiresias
• Oedipus

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Who had Oedipus sent to ask why there was a plague on the city?

• a servant
• his wife
• Creon
• Tiresias

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According to Creon, why is there a plague on the city of Thebes?

• Oedipus is having sexual relations with his mother
• The gods don’t like the fact that Oedipus is king
• Laius’ killer has not been punished
• The city is cursed

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The Leader tells Oedipus they should send for which god's prophet?

• Zeus
• Apollo
• Athena
• Hermes

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When Oedipus asks the prophet to reveal the name of the murderer, what is the prophet’s response?

• Although Teiresias knows the answer, it is better that no one else ever learns the truth. 
• The king was never murdered at all; he is still alive in another land.
• He claims that Jocasta murdered her husband. 
• He claims that he does not know because Apollo has kept the name from him.

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When Oedipus refuses to take Tiresias word on the matter, which literary element is being used?

• foreshadowing
• irony
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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Which of the following was not one of the four prophecies Tiresias gave to Oedipus  about the killer?

• He is a native of Thebes
• He will go blind
• He will go poor
• He will die

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What is Oedipus' tragic flaw?

• his anger
• his kindness
• his hubris
• his forgiveness

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