Oedipus Part 2 Review

According to Jocasta what happened to her son at three days old?

• he was adopted
• he died in an accident
• he was killed
• he was abandoned

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Jocasta doesn't believe in prophets because...

• Laius was supposed to be killed by his own son and he was killed by a group of thieves
• Her son was killed as a teenager by a dragon
• She killed Laius and no one ever noticed the blood running down her arms.
• Her uncle was a prophet and told her they are all fake. 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The Chorus' last speech in Part II alludes that if the prophecies do not come true,people will stop believing in the gods.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Close to the beginning of Part II, the messenger comes bearing news that he claims "will give / [Jocasta and Oedipus] pleasure. Perhaps a little pain too." What is this news?

• Queen Merope has died.
• Teiresias has died.
• The truth behind Oedipus's birth has been discovered.
• King Polybus has died.

In what way is Jocasta and Oedipus's discussion about the messenger's news an example of dramatic irony?

• Jocasta already knows that King Polybus and Queen Merope are not her husband's parents, but she has never told him this.
• The audience knows that King Polybus and Queen Merope are not Oedipus's real parents.
• The messenger knows that Oedipus is the killer of the Sphinx and of King Laius.
• Oedipus's suspicion that Queen Merope still living will indeed lead to his marrying his mother.

The messenger who brings the news of the death of King Polybus is also the _____.

• first shepherd/the man who took baby Oedipus from King Laius and Queen Jocasta
• second shepherd/the man who gave baby Oedipus to King Polybus and Queen Merope
• true father of Oedipus
• blind prophet Teiresias

Read Oedipus's words: "Curse on the man who took / the cruel bonds from off my legs, as I lay in the field. / He stole me from death and saved me, / no kindly service." What does Oedipus wish had happened to him as a baby?

• Oedipus wishes he had died on Mount Cithaeron as a baby.
• Oedipus wishes he had never been born at all.
• Oedipus wishes he had simply been kept by his true parents instead of being given away to strangers.
• Oedipus wishes he had been marked with a special tattoo so that he could always be identified as his true self.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Despite the fact that many people viewed Oedipus as having a life worthy with envy earlier in the play, by the end, the rest of the characters - and the audience - feel _____ for him.

• envy
• confusion
• `pity
• apathy (a lack of interest or concern)

What does Oedipus mean ?

• bored
• ugly 
• name
• swollen foot

Who are Oedipus' parents?

• King Sophocles & Queen Dionysus
• King Laius & Queen Jocasta
• King Apollo & Queen Cithareon
• Mickey & Minnie