Oedipus Test Review

What is happening in Thebes at the beginning of the play?

• There has been a flood.

• There is plague, crop failure, and stillborn babies.

• They are preparing for an election.

• They are preparing for the festival of Dionysus.

Who asks Oedipus for help?

• The Chorus

• Creon

• Antigone

• The Priest

Where does Oedipus send Creon in search of answers?

• The temple of Apollo

• The Parthenon

• The Black Sea

• The temple of Helios

What does Creon report as the cause of the problems?

• Natural disasters causes by the gods' displeasure

• Apollo has cursed Oedipus

• "Pollution" due to the murderers of Lauis going free

• "Pollution" due to Oedipus fulfilling his awful prophecy.

Why does Tiresias refuse to tell Oedipus what he knows?

• Tiresias is sidetracked by Oedipus's accusations.

• Tiresias does his best to point Oedipus in the right direction.

• Tiresias does not actually know any information about Oedipus because prophets are not accurate.

• The information would be damaging to Oedipus.

What does Oedipus believe Creon is doing behind his back?

• Oedipus believes that Creon is working to solve the problems of Thebes himself and take credit for it.

• Oedipus believes Creon is trying to overthrow him.

• Oedipus believes that Creon is trying to learn Oedipus's parentage.

• Oedipus believes that Creon is snooping into information about things that happened in Corinth.

How does Oedipus want to punish Creon?

• Oedipus wants Creon executed.

• Oedipus wants Creon tried for treason.

• Oedipus wants Creon exiled.

• Oedipus wants Creon to admit his guilt in public.

How does Jocasta feel about prophecies?

• Jocasta does not believe that people can tell accurate prophecies.

• Jocasta has a prophet whom she consults regularly.

• Jocasta has never consulted a prophet, so she has no basis for judgement.

• Jocasta puts all faith in prophecies.

Who does Oedipus think his parents are?

• Creon and Antigone

• Tom Riddle, Sr. and Merope Gaunt

• Polybus and Merope

• Laius and Jocasta

Where was Laius murdered?

• The Black Sea

• The parthenon

• The library

• The place where the three wagon-roads meet