Oedipus the King Part I TEST V1
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English
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Oedipus the King, Part I, what danger threatens the city of Thebes?
an epidemic of the plague
a large-scale economic crisis
an invasion by an enemy army
a severe and long-lasting drought
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Oedipus the King, Part I, what instructions does Creon receive from the oracle?
Thebes must build a new temple to Apollo.
Thebes must punish the murderer of Laius.
Thebes must solve the riddle of the Sphinx.
Thebes must make a sacrifice to the oracle.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When Teiresias appears before Oedipus in Oedipus the King, Part I, what claims does he state? Choose two options
He claims that the oracle has not spoken truly.
He claims that Oedipus caused his blindness.
He claims that Creon ordered him to speak.
He claims that Laius was Oedipus’ father.
He claims that Oedipus murdered Laius.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Oedipus the King, Part I, what causes the quarrel between Creon and
Oedipus?
Creon believes that Oedipus is a bad husband to Jocasta.
Oedipus knows that Creon never went to see the oracle.
Oedipus believes Creon wants to seize his throne.
Creon recognizes Oedipus as the killer of Laius.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Oedipus the King, Part I, Jocasta tells Oedipus what she knows about Laius’
murder. Which incident in her story does Oedipus recognize as an action he carried out in his own past?
the beating of one servant who later left Thebes
the murder of the man he believed to be his father
the encounter with highwaymen when he was traveling
the murder of a group of men at a junction of three roads
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a respected king gave new edicts to his loyal subjects, how would his
subjects most likely respond to them? Base your answer on the meaning of
edicts.
They would adopt them.
They would ignore them.
They would challenge them.
They would keep them a secret.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the best example of a decree you might hear in court? Base your
answer on the meaning of decree.
a judge’s final ruling of a trial
a defendant’s plea of innocence
a lawyer’s argument in defense of a client
a lawyer’s objection to a witness’s testimony
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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