Oedipus Review

When King Laius and Queen Jocasta visit the Oracle at Delphi, what is the prophecy they hear? (must select all correct answers)

• Their baby will die

• Their baby will kill King Laius

• Their baby will marry Queen Jocasta

• Their baby will kill a monster

What is an Oracle?

• A computer program

• A fortune teller

• A mystical ball of light

• A doctor

What did King Laius and Queen Jocasta do with their son when he was born?

• They killed him

• They put him up for adoption

• They tied his feet together and abandoned him

• They gave him to another king and queen

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Who adopted baby Oedipus?

• A shepherd family

• King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth

• No one - he lived on his own forever

• Sophocles and Aristotle

What happens when Oedipus finds out he is adopted? (must select all correct answers)

• His parents tell him it's true

• His parents lie and say it's not true

• He asks the Oracle at Delphi for the truth

• He runs away

What does Oedipus do when he hears the prophecy (that he will kill his father and marry his mother)?

• He runs away

• He hides his adoptive parents so they'll be safe

• He goes ahead and kills his adoptive father

• He kills the Oracle

What happens after he leaves Corinth? (must select all correct answers)

• He meets a stranger on the road

• He fights with a stranger about who gets to pass first

• He kills a stranger

What is this creature called?

• Sphinx

• Minotaur

• Medusa

• Cyclops

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What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx: "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs at night?"

• A dog

• A cat

• A monster

• A human

What happens to the Sphinx after Oedipus solves the riddle?

• It lets Oedipus pass

• It kills itself

• Oedipus kills it with a sword

• It cries