Oedipus Rex

This Greek dramatist wrote more than 100 plays, including Oedipus the King.

• Aristotle

• Sophocles

• Euripides

• Aeschylus

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the adoptive mother of Oedipus

• Jocasta

• Antigone

• Ismene

• Merope

Answer explanation

Jocasta is his wife/bilogical mother, Antigone and Ismene are his daughters/sisters, and Merope adopted him with her husband Polybus, the king of Corinth!

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king of Corinth; the adoptive father of Oedipus

• Laius

• Creon

• Polybus

• Teiresias

Answer explanation

Laius is his biological father, Teiresias is the blind prophet of Apollo, and Creon is his brother-in-law/uncle.

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Oedipus rules this city as king; it is also his birthplace

• Thebes

• Corinth

• Delphi

• Mt. Citherion

Answer explanation

Corinth is where he grew up, Delphi is the home the oracle of Apollo, and Mt. Citherion is where he should have died as a baby and where he is eventually banished.

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This oracle predicts the Oedipus's father will be killed by his own son.

• Teiresias

• Polybus

• Sphinx

• Delphi

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This character was given orders to kill Oedipus.

• The messenger

• The heardsmen

• Creon

• Chorus

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Oedipus rescues the kingdom from this mythological creature.

• Sphinx

• Minotaur

• Medusa

• Kraken

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This is a group of voices that advises Oedipus, represnts the people, and ACTS AS THE CONSCIENCE OF THE PLAY; they all speak together.

• Merope

• Chorus

• Thebes

• None of the Above

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This quote referes to which character: "You're blind, but you see, you understand." This character accuses Oedipus of killing Laius.

• Delphi

• Oedipus

• Teiresias

• All of the Above

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This character is both Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle

• Merope

• Polybus

• Laius

• Creon

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