Oedipus Rex Quiz 1

What is the setting of Oedipus Rex?

• Corinth

• Rome

• Thebes

• Athens

Where does Oedipus greet his people?

• In the forrest.

• Outside the royal palace.

• Outside the Oracle of Delphi.

• At the temple of Athena.

What conflict is the city of Thebes facing?

• They are dying from starvation.

• They are dying from the plague.

• They are mourning their lost king.

• They are being punished by Zeus.

Who does Oedipus send to the oracle?

• Creon

• Priest

• Priest of Zeus

• Jocasta

What does the oracle say must happen so the plague will end?

• Laius must be killed.

• Laius' killer must be exiled.

• Laius' killer must continue to rule.

What did Oedipus destroy before he became king of Thebes?

• Laius' killer.

• The sphinx.

• The plague.

Phoebus is another name for which god?

• Athena

• Zeus

• Artemis

• Apollo