What does Creon say must be done to free Thebes from the plague?

The killer of the old king Laios must be found.

Oedipus must kill his father and marry his mother.

Oedipus vows to take responsibility for finding the murderer as if he were

Apollo, god of Prophecy and Plague

When Oedipus first asks Tiresias for help, Tiresias...

Gladly shares all that he knows

Is too old to remember anything

When Tiresias accuses him of killing Laios, Oedipus claims that Tiresias...

was bribed to say these things by Creon

What does Oedipus ask Creon after accusing him of the murder?

Why didn't Tiresias say anything at the time of Laios' death?

Which of these points does Creon make to show that he is not the murderer?

He likes his current position and doesn't want the throne

He never investigated the murder of Laios

He never met Tiresias before the events of the play

What does Jocasta attempt to prove to Oedipus?

There is no truth in prophecies

What did Jocasta do to her only son?

Gave it to a servant to leave on a mountain

Sacrificed it on the altar of Athena

When the eyewitness discovered Oedipus was king of Thebes, he...

Asked to be sent away from the city to work as a shepherd

Oedipus went to an oracle after being told by a drunk man that...

He is a bastard (not his father's son)

He will kill his father and marry his mother

Oedipus left Corinth after being told by the oracle that...

He will kill his father and marry his mother

He is a bastard (not his father's son)

He must save Thebes from the Sphinx

Why does Oedipus become upset hearing that Laios was killed at a three-way crossroads?

Oedipus killed a man at a crossroads

Oedipus' father was killed in a similar way

What news does the messenger bring from Corinth?

The city of Corinth wants Oedipus to be their king

Polybos was not Oedipus' real father

What is Jocasta's reaction to the messenger's story?

She begs Oedipus to stop asking questions

She tells the messenger to answer all of Oedipus' questions

Why does Oedipus think Jocasta is so upset over him finding out who his real parents are?

She is afraid that he is the child of slaves

She is afraid that he is her son

She is afraid that he will kill her

What did Oedipus do when he found Jocasta dead?

Blinded himself with the pins on her dress

Oedipus Review

Quiz

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.9-10.10, RL.4.9, RL.9-10.1

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34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is the creature that terrorizes Thebes before the play?

Snake

Sphinx

Cerberus

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What city was Oedipus BORN in?

Corinth

Thebes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Who frees Thebes from the Sphinx's terror?

Oedipus

Creon

Jocasta

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Jocasta's Brother; advisor to the king

Oedipus

Laios

Creon

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Where was Oedipus RAISED?

Corinth

Thebes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Oedipus' ADOPTIVE father

Laios

Creon

Polybus

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Where was Oedipus left to die as a baby?

Corinth

Kithairon

Thebes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Oedipus Review

34 questions

What is the creature that terrorizes Thebes before the play?

What city was Oedipus BORN in?

Who frees Thebes from the Sphinx's terror?

Jocasta's Brother; advisor to the king

Where was Oedipus RAISED?

Oedipus' ADOPTIVE father

Where was Oedipus left to die as a baby?

Which character was killed at a place "where three roads meet"?

The blind prophet; can see the future

Says she does not believe in prophets or prophecies

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