Oedipus Rex Check-In

When Tiresias won't tell him the truth, Oedipus comes to the conclusion that these two characters were behind the murder of Laius:

• Jocasta and Antigone

• The High Priest and Polybus

• Tiresias and Creon

• Merope and Polynices

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Oedipus, feeling cornered, lashes out at Tiresias and seeks to prove him a fraud. Which events does Oedipus bring up to question Tiresias's credibility as a seer?

• The sphinx and Polyneices's birth.

• The sphinx and Laius's murder.

• Laius's murder and Polyneices's birth.

• The sphinx and Jocasta and Laius's marriage.

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At one point, Tiresias directly speaks to the audience. What does he tell the audience about Oedipus? There are TWO correct answers!

• That he will never have any more children.

• That he has killed his father and married his mother.

• That he will end up poor and blind.

• That his son, Polynices, will kill him.

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What is Creon's defense against the accusations against him?

• He wouldn't want to be king since he already shares the perks of power without all the responsibilities.

• He was visiting the Oracle at Delphi when the murder occurred.

• Laius was his brother-in-law and he would never hurt family.

• Jocasta forbade him from harming Laius after their marriage.

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Once Oedipus hears Creon out, he decides to step back and knows that Creon would never harm him or threaten him.

• True

• False

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What does Jocasta say happened to the son that she had with Laius (her first husband and the previous king of Thebes)?

• He grew up and left home when he fell in love with a princess from a different city-state.

• He was kidnapped.

• They left him on a hillside with his ankles fastened.

• There was an unfortunate accident when he was a toddler and he didn't survive.

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Jocasta tells Oedipus more details about Laius's murder - where was Laius murdered?

• At the Oracle of Delphi.

• At a place called Phocis; a crossroads.

• On his way to Corinth.

• Just outside of the gates of Thebes.

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Jocasta also tells Oedipus what Laius looked like. What does she say?

• He was tall, dark, and handsome.

• He looked a lot like Creon.

• He was short, but carried himself very regally.

• He looked a lot like Oedipus.

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The other key detail we get about Laius's murder is the size of the party he was travelling with. How many were in his party?

• He was travelling alone, so just 1.

• He was joined by two guards, so a total of 3.

• There was a herald, three escorts, and Laius, so a total of 5.

• Laius was joined by a herald, an adviser, and four escorts, so there were 7 in the party.

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It is revealed that there was one single survivor of the incident that killed King Laius and the rest of the king's entourage. What happened to this survivor?

• He ran away and was never heard from again.

• He asked to be a shepherd and be sent away from Thebes.

• He died from the plague.

• He died of natural causes.

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