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WorksheetsOedipus Rex- (ACT PREP)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the Author of this play?
a)
Sophocles
b)
Laius
c)
Jocasta
d)
Aristotle
2.
According to the lines 1-3 of the text what would you conclude the word fate means?
a)
the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power
b)
the three goddesses who preside over the birth and life of humans. Each person's destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
c)
be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way.
d)
final outcome
3.
The passage most fully support which of the following conclusions about fate?
a)
Man has complete control of his destiny
b)
Mans fate is determined by the gods
c)
Man plays a role in his own destiny
d)
Man has no control over the outcome of his life.
4.
According to the passage, what did the Oracle predict about King Laius's life?
a)
He would killed by his newborn
b)
He would be murdered by his son
5.
Did King Laius's plan of leaving the baby in the woods work?
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
What is the meaning of the name Oedipus?
a)
Swollen foot
b)
Swollen knee
c)
child murderer
d)
hero
7.
According to the passage when Oedipus grew up, he also visited the oracle at Delphi, and the oracle told him that he would kill his father and marry his mother. What did he do to avoid this prophecy?
a)
fled to Corinth
b)
spoke with his father about the situation
c)
decided to stay and see if the Oracle was accurate
8.
Who was the gentleman Oedipus killed at the crossroads?
a)
King of Thebes
b)
Laius
c)
His father
d)
All of the above
9.
What was the answer to the Sphinx's riddle: What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening?
a)
A Man
b)
A bear
c)
A human
d)
A woman
10.
According to the passage After Oedipus correctly answered the riddle the people of Thebes made him king and he married Queen Jocasta who was his_______________
a)
Mother
b)
Queen of Thebes
c)
mother of his children
d)
all of the above
11.
According to the passage, day a plague came to Thebes. All over Thebes, people were dying of the plague. King Oedipus sent a messenger to the oracle at Delphi to find out why the gods had sent this terrible plague. The oracle told the messenger that Thebes had a bad man in it, and they had to find him and get rid of him or the plague would go on killing people. This man turned out to be Oedipus, Why do you think he was considered a bad man?
a)
Because he killed his father
b)
Ran away from home
c)
Had kids with his mother
d)
all of the above
12.
Why do you think Oedipus and his wife / mother harmed themselves after realizing what had transpired?
a)
Guilt
b)
shame
c)
selfishness
d)
all the above
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