WorksheetsUltimate Oedipus
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
What city is Oedipus the king of?
Athens
Greece
Xanadu
Thebes
Why are the people of Thebes in despair at the beginning of the play?
A seer has predicted a flood
A king has been murdered
The Sphinx is holding the city captive
A plague is killing people and livestock
Who is the author of Oedipus Rex?
Euripides
Aristotle
Sophocles
Pythagorus
Who is the chorus supposed to represent?
The people of Thebes
The gods
The royalty of Thebes
Creon's followers
Which sentence best summarizes what the Oracle at Delphi tells Creon?
All the murderers must be brought to justice
The murderer of Laius must be brought to justice
Oedipus must sacrifice his eldest son
Oedipus must move out of the city
Who is Teiresias?
Oedipus' true father
The leader of the chorus
An elderly priest
A blind prophet
What mythical creature did Oedipus defeat that won him favor with the city of Thebes?
The minotaur
The sphinx
The centaur
The dionysus
What is Creon's argument for why he would not overthrow Oedipus and plot against him?
He secretly loves him and wants to run away together
He does not want to have the responsibility that Oedipus has and is happy with the amount of influence he has already
He is the only one who killed the sphinx and can defeat her so why would he want to banish Oedipus for that
They share a wife so it would not make sense in the child custody ruling
Oedipus has married who?
Creon's wife
The Priest
Laius's wife
No one
The fact that Oedipus was running away from Corinth in order not to carry out the prophecy of killing his father (Polybus) and ran into Laius on the road and killed him is what literary element?
Symbol
Plot
Hyperbole
Irony
Who is Jocasta?
Oedipus's wife, Creon's sister
Creon's wife, Oedipus's sister
Creon's daughter, Oedipus's friend
Oedipus's mother, Creon's wife
Who eventually convinces Oedipus to let Creon go unharmed?
Jocasta
Creon
Chorus
Tiresias
Jocasta doesn't believe in prophets because...
Laius was supposed to be killed by his own son and he was killed by a group of thieves
Her son was killed as a teenager by a dragon
She killed Laius and no one ever noticed the blood running down her arms.
Her uncle was a prophet and told her they are all fake.
Why is Oedipus suddenly nervous when Jocasta tells him about how Laius died?
He killed a man at that same crossroad
Creon was seen leaving the city the day Lauis was killed
Oedipus believes that even Jocasta is now plotting against him
Tiresias prophesied that Oedipus would be blind
What news is Oedipus given at the end of this section that Jocasta considers "good" news?
Oedipus has been named supreme ruler of all of Greece
Oedipus's father Polybus has died
Tiresias was found to be a liar and manipulative of the people
Both of them will be able to travel to Corinth to take over
Oedipus receives his name because of...
the Oracle
his prophecy
his swollen feet
his hair color
What is the second piece of news the Corinthian Messenger shares with Oedipus and Jocasta?
That Oedipus is adopted
That Oedipus and Jocasta are siblings
That all of the shepherds were fired
That Merope is also dead
These are the three Greek appeals.
Ethical, Emotional, Logical
Writing, Speaking, Showing
Hubris, Hamartia, Hera
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
This method of persuasion requires a credible authority to convince the audience.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Examples of this method of persuasion include statistics, research, data, and facts.
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Method of persuasion that appeals to emotions and feelings.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Which of the following is NOT a Greek Value?
Suffering is a part of life
Hubris
Guilt
Trust in the Gods for help
Hubris means...
Getting what you deserve in the end
Having a flaw
Excessive pride that may lead to a character’s downfall
Being too good at everything
If power is transitory that means...
Power will always stay with the best person
Power is only temporary and changes hands frequently
Power is meaningless
Power will always come back to hurt someone
Fatalism means...
Fate is not in control, but you are
Fate is only known by the gods
Fate is always negative and evil
Fate controls all therefore every event is inevitable
How does Oedipus end the play?
No different than how he started
Dead
Blind and banished
Unsure of himself but still king
What is Jocasta's final act?
Running away
Blinding herself
Killing herself
Banishing Creon
How does the audience learn of Jocasta's death?
They see it
A messenger shares the news
Oedipus tells them
Through a song by the chorus
Who ends the play as king of Thebes?
Antigone
Oedipus
Creon
Tiresias
Where does Oedipus wish to be banished and left to die?
The mountain where his parents abandoned him
At the Oracle of Delphi
Mount Vesuvius with his daughters
He does not say, just tells Creon to send him away
The chorus' final line states: "Therefore we must call no man happy while he waits to see his last day, not until he has passed the border of life and death without suffering pain."
Which Greek Value is best represented in this line?
Fatalism
Suffering is a part of life
Hubris
Trust in the gods for help
Which literary devices are most present in the plot of the play Oedipus the King?
Humor and puns
Irony and foreshadowing
Setting and metaphor
Onomatopoeia and simile
