WorksheetsThe Story of Oedipus
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
Oedipus was born in the city of
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Oedipus was fated to kill his
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...and marry his
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Oedipus was given away at birth to a
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...who was supposed to leave Oedipus on a mountain to
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6.
Instead, he gave Oedipus to be raised by the king and queen of
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7.
When adult Oedipus found out about his ill-fated prophecy, he
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8.
On the road, Oedipus encounters and kills
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9.
When Oedipus arrives at Thebes, the city is being terrorized by a
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10.
Oedipus saves the city by answering the
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...and is awarded the hand of Queen
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12.
Fast-forward to the start of the play Oedipus Rex, the people must solve the murder of the former king to lift the
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