WorksheetsOedipus' Prologue
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Class Period
4th
5th
What is a "tragic hero"?
An important and influential man that must suffer the consequences of his actions
The protagonist of a morality play
A hero who elicits anger and pity from the audience
An common, everyday person that must suffer the consequences of their actions
Who wrote Oedipus Rex?
Plato
Sophocles
Aristophanes
Homer
The background information the audience needs to know before the play is known as:
Strophe
Antistrophe
Prologue
Epode
Who are Oedipus' birth parents?
King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth
King Laertes and Queen Anticleia of Ithaca
King Peleus and Queen Thetis of Myrmidons
King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes
Who are Oedipus' adoptive parents?
King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth
King Laertes and Queen Anticleia of Ithaca
King Peleus and Queen Thetis of Myrmidons
King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes
Why did the King & Queen of Thebes want to kill newborn Oedipus?
A birth defect
An Oracle's prophecy
The Queen cheated on the King
They did not want a child
What did the Oracle’s prophecy say when Oedipus was born?
He will kill his father and marry his mother
He will kill both his parents
He will ruin the kingdom
He will be a better King than his father
How did the King & Queen of Thebes want to kill newborn Oedipus?
Left to wild animals in the Forest of Plataea
Crippled and left out to die on Mount Cithaeron
Drowned in the Mediterranean Ocean
Killed by a Shepherd
What does Oedipus mean?
Victim of Enmity
Tragic Hero
Swollen Foot
Very Steadfast
Who found newborn Oedipus?
A servant of Thebes
A servant of Corinth
A Shepherd
A villager
What did the Shepherd do with newborn Oedipus?
Attempted to kill Oedipus
Delivered Oedipus to Corinth
Delivered Oedipus to Thebes
Raised Oedipus as a shepherd
Why does Oedipus leave Corinth?
The prophecy to kill his father and marry his mother
The gods want to kill him
The prophecy to kill both his parents
A divine hero's journey
Does Oedipus know he's adopted?
Yes
No
What happened to Laius, the previous King of Thebes?
Oedipus knew he was killing Laius while travelling
Oedipus did NOT know he was killing Laius while travelling
Laius was killed by the Sphinx
Laius was not killed
The _____ is a monster with a human head and chest, the body of a lion, and has eagle wings.
They Cyclops
The Sphinx
The Sirens
The Griffin
“What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three in the evening?”
Time
A Spider
A Man
A Memory
How did Oedipus become the King of Thebes?
Elected by the people
Conquered the city of Thebes
Killed King Laius
Defeated the Sphinx's riddle
Did Oedipus fulfill the prophecy from his birth?
Yes
No
Which is an example of dramatic irony?
Oedipus killing the Sphinx
Oedipus killing Laius and marrying Jocasta
Oedipus summoning Tiresias
Oedipus leaving Corinth
