WorksheetsOedipus Rex: the Prologue
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
Why does the priest come to the palace to see Oedipus in the opening scene of the play?
To offer a sacrifice for the coming harvest
To beg the king’s help with the plague that is ravishing the city
To ask the king’s permission in order to pray to Apollo for better weather
To tell the king that Tieresias was the one that killed Lauis
Who had Oedipus sent to ask the oracle of Apollo why there was a plague on the city?
a servant
his wife
Creon
Tiresias
What literary element is bring used in the following lines, “Whoever killed Lauis might lay violent hands on me.”
dramatic irony
simile
metaphor
direct character-ization
What does Oedipus refer to his citizens as?
My people
My darlings
My children
My followers
What literary element is being used, “The god of plague and pyre raid like detestable lightening throughout the city.”
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Pun
Name this element, “Sick as you are, not one of you is as sick as I, each of you suffers alone... but my spirit groans for the city, myself, and for you.”
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
True or False: Oedipus is full of himself.
True
False
