Oedipus Rex - Prologue and Episode 1 Comprehension Quiz

How well do you think you understand the plot and characters in Oedipus Rex?

• very well

• pretty well

• not very well

• I'm confused

TIME & SETTING: Where does the play begin? 

• in Corinth at the Palace

• in Delphi at the Temple of Apollo

• in Thebes at the Palace

• where the three roads meet

PROLOGUE: Which of the following was NOT part of the plague destroying the land?

• dead crops and animals

• childless births

• fever and illness

• boils and pox

PROLOGUE: The Priest of Zeus believes that Oedipus is equal to the gods. 

• true

• false

PROLOGUE: Why did Oedipus send Creon to Delphi?

• to find out how Laius died

• to discover how Oedipus can save the city

• to find out who Oedipus's true parents are

• to ask about the prophecy Oedipus was told

PROLOGUE: Creon reports that the Oracle informed him that the plague was caused by...

• a king who won't listen to his people

• an oracle giving terrible prophecies

• a pollution in the land

• a Sphinx sent by Hera

PROLOGUE: To remove the plague from the land, the people of Thebes must...

• exile or kill Laius's murderer

• kill the Sphinx

• travel to Delphi and pray to Apollo

• visit the Priest of Zeus to find a cure

PROLOGUE: Laius was killed by ---------- when he was traveling to ----------- to see -----------. 

• Delphi - oracle - bandits

• Delphi - bandits - oracle

• bandits - Delphi - oracle

• oracle - Delphi - bandits

PROLOGUE: Creon says that the people of Thebes could not discover who killed Laius because they...

• were not interested in finding  the answer

• were busy with the Sphinx who was killing people

• were trying to find a way into the city around the Sphinx

• were busy trying to figure out the Sphinx's riddle

EPISODE 1: Oedipus attempts to persuade the people of Thebes to give up Laius's murderer by... 

• crying in despair

• begging and pleading

• promising land and animals

• threatening them