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WorksheetsOedipus Lines 1-250
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is NOT unique about Greek drama?
All action takes place in the same place
All action takes place in the same day
All action is done by one actor / actress
All action drives the plot
Read the following lines: "For you came here, to our Cadmeian city / and freed us from the tribute we were paying / to that cruel singer - and yet you knew / no more than we did and had not been taught."(40-45). What is the purpose of this flashback?
It links past events with present events
It creates a new setting
It allows the reader to understand the Sphinx
It sets up the theme of fate v. free will
Why does the priest mention "fledglings" and "others bent by age" (17-20)
To create a formal tone of speech
to reveal how many people are effected by the plague
to create confusion
to show the difference between the priest's age and Oedipus' age
Based on how Oedipus views himself in the opening lines, how does he begin to establish himself as a tragic hero?
He displays flaws such as generosity and kindness
He demonstrates compassion, which will destroy him
He shows his personal weakness as a king
He exhibits a flaw in his personality by being arrogant
The Priest recommends Oedipus find help "either by listening to a heavenly voice or learning from some other human being."(50-51) This helps develop a central idea by
Illustrating Oedipus' hubris
Demonstrating the quest for knowledge v. ignorance
Highlighting free will causes negative consequences
Establishes a connection between sight and sound
According to Apollo, how will the plague be lifted from Thebes?
Answering the Sphinx's riddle
Creating a new riddle
Finding King Laius' murderers
Killing King Laius
How did Oedipus become the king of Thebes?
He killed King Laius
He seized control of the city
He answered the Sphinx's riddle
He married King Laius' widow
Why didn't the citizens of Thebes ever investigate the murder of their king?
They were too ignorant
They did not like King Laius
They were being terrorized by the Sphinx
They were waiting for Oedipus to help them
Read the following: "This polluting stain / I will remove, not for some distant friend, / but for myself. For whoever killed this man / may soon enough desire to turn his hand / in the same way against me, too, and kill me."(165-169) Which summary is most true according to these lines?
Oedipus has a new selfish motive for catching the murderers
Oedipus is reassuring the citizens that he there for them in a time of need
Oedipus thinks the Priest may be the murderer
Oedipus does NOT feel the current plague on Thebes is anything to worry about.
Read the following: "For our city, as you yourself can see / is badly shaken - she cannot raise her head / above the depths of so much death"(26-29). This is an example of personification because
it compares the city and death
it tells the reader about something that happened in he past
it paints an mage in the reader's head
it gives the city human qualities such as "raising her head"
