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WorksheetsOedipus the King Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why did Oedipus return to Thebes?
There was a plague on the city
He wanted to take his place as King
He wanted to find his parents
The people asked him to
Why did the King and Queen of Thebes leave Oedipus on the mountainside?
They didn't want a child
They received an oracle that Oedipus was to kill his father
Oedipus was a trouble child and never listened
The city was in distress and they wanted to keep him from the miserable conditions
What does Oedipus mean?
Little Prince
Swollen foot
Mighty one
When will the Plague on Thebes end?
When Oedipus retakes the throne
When Tiresias gives Oedipus his oracle
When the Sphinx is defeated
When Laius's murderer is found
What punishment does Oedipus assign to the murderer?
Death
Exile
Public flogging
Tar and feathering
Who does Tiresias accuse of killing the King?
Oedipus
Jocasta
Foreigners
Creon
What literary device does Sophocles exemplify in this tragedy?
Personification
Hyperbole
Dramatic Irony
Assonance
Does Jocasta believe Tiresias's accusations of Oedipus?
Yes
No
What does the Messenger inform Oedipus of?
The true murderer of Laius
Oedipus's true relation to Polybus and Merope
Tiresias's validity as a prophet
The plague has killed many
What happens to Jocasta at the end of the play?
She divorces Oedipus
She goes into exile
She reveals that she killed Laius
She hangs herself
