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WorksheetsOedipus Rex Choral Ode (516-565) Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which key themes did Choral Ode 516-565 have? Check all that apply.
Fate vs Free Will
Sight vs Blindness
Pride or Arrogance
Acceptance of one's actions
Polybus is Oedipus' real father.
True
False
Oedipus' heels are a symbol of which of the following?
his movements have been confined and constrained since birth, by Apollo’s prophecy
his ignorance of his birth and origins
decisions/choices that will influence him rest of their lives in major ways.
In Oedipus the King, whose murder must be avenged to end the plague in Thebes?
Creon
Polybus
Lauis
Polynices
What did Oedipus do in order to prevent the prophecy from occurring?
He married his mother.
He sacrificed his father to appease Apollo.
He ran away from Corinth, his hometown.
He killed a stranger at the cross roads.
Oedipus tried to control whether or nor the prophecy was fulfilled.
True
False
The phrase "snowy Parnassus" makes reference to a shrine of which of the Greek gods?
Zeus
Athena
Apollo
Dionysus
What was the reaction of the chorus when Oedipus is accused of being the murder?
Sad
Happy
Angry
Confused
Which of these animals was the murder of Laius compared to?
snake
mountain bull
mountain goat
lion
From whose curse did Oedipus rescue Thebes?
Creon's
Apollo's
Sphinx's
Athena's
