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Oedipus Review

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9th Grade - University

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is an Oracle?

A computer program

A fortune teller

A mystical ball of light

A doctor

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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