Oedipus Part 1 Quiz Review

Which group of words share the same denotation: an official order issued by an authority figure.

• proclamation, decree, and earwax

• proclamation, tragedy, and edicts

• proclamation, decree, and edicts

• problem, decree, and edicts

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the Latin root word "dict" mean?

• to listen to

• to speak or say

• to dice a pepper

• to see into the future

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

As the play opens, what disaster has befallen Thebes?

• A great fire has destroyed Thebes.

• A great plague has come to Thebes.

• A great flood has destroyed Thebes.

• A great Sphinx has terrorized Thebes.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How does Oedipus become King of Thebes?

• When his father passes away from old age, he assumes the throne as king.

• He answers the riddle of the Sphinx, is honored by the city, and marries the recently widowed queen.

• When the king dies, Apollo, the god of healing, brings Oedipus to Thebes to be the new king and to marry the widowed queen.

• 
  He conquers the Thebans, overthrows the king, and marries the queen.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to the oracle, what is the solution to the problems Thebes faces?

• Oedipus must answer the riddle of the Sphinx and take the kingdom back.

• Oedipus must travel to the gods to beg forgiveness for Thebes.

• Oedipus must declare war on Corinth to save Thebes.

• Oedipus must find the one who murdered the king and bring him to justice.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is represented in the following line:

"You yourself are the pollution of this country."

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which literary device is represented in the following line:

"A deadly plague...strikes like bolts of lightning."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which literary device is represented in the following line:

"Thebes is drowning in a deadly sea..."

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

True or false: The opening song of the chorus is called parados.

• true

• false

Which character reveals to Oedipus that he is the killer of his biological father, Laius?

• Creon

• Jocasta

• Teiresias

• Billy

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3