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WorksheetsOedipus Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What creature did Oedipus defeat before the play began?
a)
lion
b)
dragon
c)
hydra
d)
sphinx
2.
In what city/state did Oedipus grow up?
a)
Thebes
b)
Corinth
c)
Sparta
d)
Ithaca
3.
What does Oedipus's name mean?
a)
swollen foot
b)
swollen leg
c)
swollen head
d)
swollen neck
4.
Who was Oedipus's adopted mother?
a)
Jocasta
b)
Juliet
c)
Merope
d)
Magdelyn
5.
Who is Oedipus's real mother?
a)
Jocasta
b)
Juliet
c)
Merope
d)
Madelyn
6.
Which option contains the names of TWO of Oedipus's children?
a)
Antigone and Isabella
b)
Audriella and Ismene
c)
Audriella and Isabella
d)
Antigone and Ismene
7.
What has been happening in Thebes that brings all of the members of the community to Oedipus's house at the beginning of the play?
a)
a sphinx attack
b)
a plague
c)
an invading arm
d)
a prophecy
8.
Who is Creon?
a)
Oedipus's brother-in-law
b)
Oedipus's brother
c)
Jocasta's current husband
d)
Jocasta's deceased husband
9.
No one attempted to find out the truth about what happened to Laius right after it happened because...
a)
Oedipus threatened to kill them.
b)
Apollo brought a plague upon the city
c)
a sphinx was attacking the city.
d)
the Oracle at Delphi came to deliver a prophecy.
10.
What promise does Oedipus make to anyone who comes forward with information about Laius's murder?
a)
He will not harm them and will make it profitable for them.
b)
He will kill them immediately.
c)
He will pray to the gods to ask for their forgiveness.
d)
He will release the plague from the city.
11.
Who is NOT of the people that Oedipus calls a curse upon?
a)
himself if he lives with the murderer
b)
Jocasta
c)
those who do not help find the murderer
d)
the murderer
12.
Who does Oedipus ask to reveal the name of the murderer of Laius because he thinks this person may be able to "see" the answer?
a)
Jocasta
b)
Creon
c)
Merope
d)
Tiresias
13.
Where did both Laius and Oedipus go to find out the truth about the prophecy?
a)
Corinth
b)
Mount Olympus
c)
the Oracle at Delphi
d)
the Underworld
14.
What is the prophecy?
a)
A son will murder his wife and his children.
b)
A son will murder his father and marry his mother.
c)
A son will murder his mother and his father.
d)
A son will never marry and murder his father.
15.
Who does the prophet Tiresias say is the murderer of Laius?
a)
Jocasta
b)
Oedipus
c)
Creon
d)
Apollo
16.
How does Oedipus defeat the Sphinx?
a)
He shoots it with his magical bow.
b)
He pushes it off a cliff.
c)
He ignores it and it kills itself.
d)
He answers its riddle and it kills itself.
17.
Where does Oedipus originally believe he is from?
a)
Thebes
b)
Crete
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
18.
Why does Oedipus leave his childhood hometown?
a)
He is afraid of fulfilling the prophecy.
b)
He must answer the call to kill the sphinx.
c)
He is forced to leave by the angry citizens.
d)
He wants to rule a new city/state.
19.
What does Oedipus do when Tiresias reveals the name of the murderer of Laius?
a)
He kills Tiresias
b)
He thinks Tiresias is lying
c)
He immediately exiles the murderer
d)
He stabs out the eyes of the murderer.
20.
What is Creon's defense against the accusations against him?
a)
He wouldn't want to be king since he already shares power.
b)
He was visiting the Oracle at Delphi when the murder occurred.
c)
Laius was his brother-in-law and he would never hurt family.
d)
Jocasta forbade him from harming Laius after their marriage.
21.
What "proof" does Jocasta have that the prophecies are not true?
a)
the Oracle at Delphi is dead
b)
Creon came with a new prophecy
c)
her son was left to die
d)
her husband killed himself
22.
What is Oedipus's reaction to hearing that Laius was killed in a place where three highways meet?
a)
He remembers killing a man there.
b)
He is relieved that his true father is dead.
c)
He calls back the Oracle for more information.
d)
He leaves Thebes and becomes king of Corinth.
23.
Who does Oedipus originally believe his father is?
a)
Creon
b)
Laius
c)
Tiresias
d)
Polybus
24.
Who does Oedipus realize is his biological father?
a)
Creon
b)
Laius
c)
Tiresias
d)
Polybus
25.
What news does the messenger from Corinth bring to Thebes?
a)
The king is dead.
b)
The sphinx is back.
c)
Jocasta is to be re-married.
d)
The plague has begun there.
26.
Why do Jocasta and Oedipus try to find the servant who used to work in their palace?
a)
He killed the king.
b)
He knows about Jocasta's true identity.
c)
He knows about the fight at the crossroads.
d)
He is Oedipus's true father.
27.
How did Polybus die?
a)
Oedipus killed him
b)
old age and disease
c)
a hydra attack
d)
the plague
28.
What is Oedipus afraid will happen if he returns to Corinth?
a)
Creon will attack him.
b)
Jocasta will leave him.
c)
The prophesy will come true
d)
Merope will disown him.
29.
Who begs Oedipus to forget about finding the truth of his parentage?
a)
Jocasta
b)
Creon
c)
Polybus
d)
Merope
30.
What happens to Jocasta?
a)
She kills Oedipus.
b)
She kills herself.
c)
Creon kills her.
d)
She leaves Thebes.
31.
What does Oedipus do to punish himself after he learns the truth of his parentage?
a)
He kills himself
b)
He stabs out his eyes.
c)
He becomes an Oracle.
d)
He leaves to fight a monster.
32.
Who rules Thebes after Oedipus cannot rule anymore?
a)
Jocasta
b)
Creon
c)
Oedipus's children
d)
Tiresias
33.
Which god places a plague on the city?
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Apollo
c)
Ares
d)
Artemis
34.
Why is there a plague on the city of Thebes?
a)
The sphinx is back.
b)
Ares wants to invade
c)
The murder of Laius is unresolved.
d)
Murders are rampant throughout the city.
35.
With what does Oedipus stab out his eyes?
a)
his dagger
b)
Creon's sword
c)
Jocasta's broach
d)
claws of the sphinx
36.
What is the curse Oedipus puts on the killer of Laius?
a)
He will be hunted by the furies
b)
He will live out his life in misery, step by painful step
c)
He will be fed to the Sphinx
d)
He will be whipped
37.
Delphi...
a)
What is the location of the Oracle of Apollo?
b)
What is the mountain between the homes of Oedipus?
c)
What is the setting of Oedipus Rex?
d)
What is the home of Polybus and Merope?
38.
Thebes
a)
What is the location of the Oracle of Apollo?
b)
What is the mountain between the homes of Oedipus?
c)
What is the setting of Oedipus Rex?
d)
What is the home of Polybus and Merope?
39.
Cithaeron
a)
What is the location of the Oracle of Apollo?
b)
What is the mountain between the homes of Oedipus?
c)
What is the setting of Oedipus Rex?
d)
What is the home of Polybus and Merope?
40.
Corinth
a)
What is the location of the Oracle of Apollo?
b)
What is the mountain between the homes of Oedipus?
c)
What is the setting of Oedipus Rex?
d)
What is the home of Polybus and Merope?
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