from Oedipus Rex

What crime has Oedipus committed in Oedipus Rex?

• He has tried to kill Creon.

• He has murdered his father.

• He has betrayed his country.

• He has disowned his children.

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In Oedipus Rex, why does Oedipus ask to be sent away from Thebes, his home?

• He wants to plot his eventual return to Thebes.

• He knows it is the only way he will see his children again.

• He is afraid the citizens of Thebes will turn on him and kill him.

• He believes he deserves the suffering that banishment would bring.

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In Oedipus Rex, what does Oedipus fear will happen to his daughters?

• They will follow him into exile.

• They will try to kill him for his misdeeds.

• They will be shunned because of their father’s deeds.

• They will be killed for what their father has done.

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What is the meaning of the word rites in the following passage from Oedipus Rex?

So. I command you—and will beseech you—

to her that lies inside that house give burial

as you would have it; she is yours and rightly

you will perform the rites for her....

• papers

• privileges

• corrections

• ceremonies

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Which meaning of decent does Creon use in this passage from Oedipus Rex?

Be quick and take him in. It is most decent

that only kin should see and hear the troubles

of kin.

• honest

• average

• handsome

• appropriate

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What is the meaning of the word reverence in these lines from Oedipus Rex?

... But if you still

are without shame before the face of men

reverence at least the flame that gives all life,

our Lord the Sun, and do not show unveiled

to him pollution such that neither land

nor holy rain nor light of day can welcome.

• help

• extinguish

• show great respect

• take vengeance upon

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Which word best describes Creon’s attitude toward Oedipus in Oedipus Rex?

• cruel

• envious

• worshipful

• compassionate

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In the final lines of Oedipus Rex, the Chorus says: “Count no mortal happy till / he has passed the final limit of his life secure from pain.” What tragic idea is expressed in these lines?

• One must try to live happily and to avoid pain.

• Even good people cannot expect a happy afterlife.

• Every life, no matter its ups and downs, ends in misery.

• Even those who seem very fortunate may come to experience pain.

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In the excerpt from Oedipus Rex, before they exit, Creon says to Oedipus: “Do not seek to be master in everything, / for the things you mastered did not follow you throughout your life.” What is Creon urging Oedipus to remember?

• Humans cannot control every aspect of their lives.

• The people we love are the most likely to usually turn against us.

• It is more important to be a follower than to be a leader.

• Many people move from place to place during their lives.

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