English II Sem II Oedipus Final Exam

In Oedipus, what danger threatens the city of Thebes?

• an epidemic of the plague

• a large-scale economic crisis

• a severe and long lasting drought

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What instructions does Creon receive from the oracle?

• Thebes must build a new temple to Apollo

• Thebes must punish the murderer of Laius

• Thebes must solve the riddle of the Sphinx

• Thebes must make a sacrifice to the oracle

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When Teiresias appears before Oedipus, what claims does he state? Choose TWO

• that the oracle has not spoken truly

• that Oedipus caused his blindness

• that Creon ordered him to speak

• that Laius was Oedipus' father

• the Oedipus murdered Laius

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What causes the quarrel between Creon and Oedipus?

• Creon believes that Oedipus is a bad husband

• Oedipus knows that Creon never went to see the Oracle

• Oedipus believes Creon wants to seize his throne

• Creon recognizes Oedipus as the killer of Laius

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Jocasta tells Oedipus what she knows about Laius' murder. Which incident in her story does Oedipus recognize as something in his own past?

• the beating of one servant who later left Thebes

• the murder of the man he believed to be his father

• the encounter with highwaymen when he was traveling

• the murder of a group of men at a junction of three roads

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Jocasta urge Oedipus not to interview the shepherd?

• She realizes that Oedipus is the baby she gave up to the shepherd

• She is afraid the shepherd may turn out to be Oedipus' father

• She knows the shepherd is a prophet in disguise

• She thinks Creon has paid the shepherd to lie

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What makes Oedipus sure that he has fulfilled the prophecy?

• the shepherd's claim that he was given a child by Jocasta and that Jocasta was the mother of the child

• the messenger's claim that Oedipus' feet were pinned together when he was a baby

• the shepherd's inability to remember and recognize the messenger

• Jocasta's decision to pay her respects at the shrines of the gods

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CCSS.RL.8.10

Why does Creon come to find Oedipus after Oedipus shows himself, newly blinded, to the chorus of Thebans?

• to ask Oedipus to return to the palace

• to send Oedipus forth from Thebes

• to condemn Oedipus to death

• to escort Oedipus to prison

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What happens to Oedipus at the conclusion of the play?

• He attempts to commit suicide

• he pleads to be sent into exile

• he disappears fromThebes

• He becomes a palace slave

If a king gives an EDICT to his LOYAL subjects....how would they respond?

• they would adopt the edict

• they would ignore it

• they would challenge it

• they would keep them a secret

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