WorksheetsOedipus Part 1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the main function of the Chorus in Oedipus?
To control the fate of the main characters
To reveal unpleasant truths to Oedipus
To tell jokes between scenes
To comment on the action
Laius is killed at:
A crossroads
His palace
In Corinth
In Thebes
Oedipus' adoptive mother is:
Jocasta
Merope
Chryssipus
Athena
Oedipus' adoptive father is:
Laius
Teiresias
Polybus
Creon
Which of the following is an ironic event from Oedipus?
Jocasta tries to protect Oedipus from discovering the truth
Oedipus has mangled feet
Apollo has cursed the family of Laius
It is Oedipus who curses the murderer of Laius
Oedipus became king of Thebes by:
Killing a griffin
Murdering the royal family
Ridding Thebes of the Sphinx
Shooting an arrow through the eye of a beast
Eyes and vision are used as symbols for:
Friendship
Truth
Hospitality
Piety (religiousness)
Oedipus left Corinth, the home of his youth, in an effort to avoid:
Fulfilling a terrible prediction
Participating in the great war
Finding out the true identity of his parents
Having his ankles pinned together
Creon learns what's causing the city's current trouble from:
The Theban elders
A criminal who confesses
A shepherd
The oracle at Delphi
What is the cause of the city's troubles?
The queen has plotted to overthrow the king
The king has insulted Apollo's messenger
The people have failed to worship the gods
The city has been sheltering a murderer
Who, along with Teiresias, is accused of conspiring for the throne of Thebes?
Jocasta
Creon
The shepherd
Oedipus
Who is Teiresias?
Oedipus' true father
The leader of the chorus
An elderly priest
A blind prophet
How did Oedipus save Thebes once before?
By making an animal sacrifice
By killing a criminal
By answering a riddle
By building a new temple
Why are the people of Thebes in despair at the beginning of the play?
A seer has predicted a flood
A Sphinx is holding the city captive
A king has just been murdered
A plague is killing people and livestock
What is ironic about Oedipus' declaration of the curse against Laius' murderer?
The true murderer is already dead
Oedipus is pronouncing his own doom
Oedipus has no power to punish a foreign criminal
The Theban elders already know who the murderer is
Which term refers to stubbornness, or unyielding to reason?
Countenance
Expiation
Obstinacy
Dispatch
Which word refers to summoning or causing to appear?
Dispatch
Invoke
Expiate
Induce
Which word refers to the look on a person's face?
Expiation
Countenance
Obstinacy
Pestilence
Which word refers to a destructive disease?
Malignant
Expiation
Blight
Dispatch
Which word refers to persuading?
Induce
Dispatch
Invoke
Prophesy
Which word refers to something that is very harmful?
Dispatch
Obstinacy
Countenance
Malignant
How was Oedipus saved as a baby?
A traveler found him on the road
An elderly man found him on the mountain
A shepherd brought him to his king
A servant took pity on him and gave him to a shepherd
Which of these is a reason why Oedipus wants to find Laius' murderer?
He is afraid for his son's life
He is a proud king
He wants to end the plague
Jocasta is in immediate danger
"Oedipus" means:
King
Swollen feet
Shepherd
Murderer
Before Oedipus flees Corinth:
He kills Laius
He marries Jocasta
He kills his adoptive mother
He is told that he is not the son of Corinth's king and queen
