Oedipus Rex

Who is Oedipus?

• A messenger

• The king of Thebes

• Jocasta's brother

• Lauis's shepherd

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

• fulfilling a terrible prediction

• having his ankles pinned together

• participating in the great war

• finding out the true identity of his parents

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How did Oedipus save Thebes once before?

• By answering a riddle

• By sacrificing a goat

• By building a new temple

• By killing a criminal

Creon learns what is causing the city’s current trouble from —

• a dream

• a shepherd

• the Theban elders

• the oracle at Delphi

What is the cause of the city’s troubles?

• The city has been sheltering a murderer.

• The king has insulted Apollo's messenger.

• THe queen has plotted to overthrow the king.

• The people have failed to worship the gods.

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Who is Teiresias?

• Oedipus's father

• A member of the court

• A blind prophet

• The leader of the chorus

According to Teiresias, who killed King Laius?

• Jocasta

• Choragos

• Creon

• Oedipus

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At the beginning of Part 2, what important news does the messenger from Corinth bring Oedipus?

• King Polybus has died.

• Zeus has lifted the plague.

• Merope has fled the country.

• The Sphinx has seized Creon.

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Upon hearing the news, Oedipus still fears the prediction about —

• his daughter

• his brother

• his father

• his mother

What truth does Oedipus learn from the shepherd?

• Apollo has commanded his death.

• He has escaped the curse of his birth.

• Laius and Jocasta are his real parents.

• Creon has succeeded in taking the throne.

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