Font size
WorksheetsOedipus Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 10mins
When King Laius and Queen Jocasta visit the Oracle at Delphi, what is the prophecy they hear? (must select all correct answers)
Their baby will die
Their baby will kill King Laius
Their baby will marry Queen Jocasta
Their baby will kill a monster
What is an Oracle?
A computer program
A fortune teller
A mystical ball of light
A doctor
What did King Laius and Queen Jocasta do with their son when he was born?
They killed him
They put him up for adoption
They tied his feet together and handed him to a shepherded to be killed
They delivered him to another king and queen
Who adopted baby Oedipus?
A shepherd family
King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth
No one - he lived on his own forever
Sophocles and Aristotle
What happens when Oedipus finds out he is adopted? (must select all correct answers)
His parents tell him it's true
His parents lie and say it's not true
He asks the Oracle at Delphi for the truth
He runs away
What does Oedipus do when he hears the prophecy (that he will kill his father and marry his mother)?
He runs away
He hides his adoptive parents so they'll be safe
He goes ahead and kills his adoptive father
He kills the Oracle
What happens after he leaves Corinth? (must select all correct answers)
He meets a stranger on the road
He fights with a stranger about who gets to pass first
He kills a stranger
What is this creature called?
Sphinx
Minotaur
Medusa
Cyclops
What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx: "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs at night?"
A dog
A cat
A monster
A human
What happens to the Sphinx after Oedipus solves the riddle?
It lets Oedipus pass
It kills itself
Oedipus kills it with a sword
It cries
What is the reward the people of Thebes give Oedipus for defeating the Sphinx? (must select all correct answers)
They make him King of Thebes
They give him a million dollars
They give him the wife of the old king
They worship him like a god
Who was Queen Jocasta? (must select all correct answers)
The wife of King Laius
The wife of Oedipus
Queen of Thebes
Oedipus's mother
Who tells Oedipus the truth about the curse?
His adopted father, King Polybus
His mother/wife, Queen Jocasta
Another Oracle
The shepherd who found him as a baby
What does Queen Jocasta do when she finds out Oedipus is actually her son?
She divorces him
She kills him
She kills herself
She stays married to him
What is Dramatic Irony
When one thing is expected and the opposite happens
When, we, the readers know what is going to happen but the characters do not.
When one thing is said but the opposite is meant
Sarcasm
Who is Laius?
the brother of Oedipus
Jocasta's brother
the former King of Thebes who was murdered
one of Jocasta's and Oedipus' children
Who is Jocasta?
Queen of Thebes
Oedipus' mother
Oedipus' wife
All of the above
Who is the brother-in-law of Oedipus?
Teiresias
the shepherd
Creon
the blind prophet
What is the name of the blind prophet?
John
Creon
Thebe
Teiresias
Why is the priest asking Oedipus for help at the beginning of the play?
He has run out of money
He wants to marry Jocasta
There is a plague facing Thebes
He no longer wants to be a priest
Where did Oedipus send Creon at the beginning of the play
to the mountainside
to get answers at the Temple of Apollo
to fetch the blind prophet
to see where Jocasta was hiding
Who does Creon tell Oedipus to go to for help?
Jocasta
the priest
the chorus
Teiresias
What does Teiresias predict about Oedipus?
he will be destroyed because he is the source of the plague on Thebes
he will remain King of Thebes for the remainder of his lifetime
he will return to the wealthy family who raised him
he will divorce Jocasta and rule over Thebes on his own
Oedipus accuses Teiresias and Creon of plotting against him so Creon can become king. Does Creon want that?
yes
no
How does Jocasta try to make Oedipus feel better about the situation?
she asks Creon to take over his duties for the day
she calls all of their children together
she takes him on a short trip
she tells him there's no truth in the prophecies
Where was Laius killed?
on the mountainside
at a crossroads
in the castle
overseas
What made Oedipus go to the oracle when he was young and what did the oracle tell him?
he heard prophesies of his close friends and wanted to see if there was one for him, too
his parents suggested he go
a man called him a bastard--the oracle told him he would kill his father and marry his mother
he felt lost and needed direction in his life
When King Laius and Queen Jocasta visit the Oracle at Delphi, what is the prophecy they hear? (must select all correct answers)
Their baby will die
Their baby will kill King Laius
Their baby will marry Queen Jocasta
Their baby will kill a monster
What does Oedipus do when he sees Jocasta is dead? (must select all correct answers)
He kills himself
He runs away
He gouges out his eyes
He continues to be king
What kind of irony is this?
verbal
situational
dramatic
At the end of the play, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus blinds and banishes himself. Which element of a tragic hero does this fit?
he faces his destiny with courage
his flaw causes his downfall
he is a person of high character
his story ends in a catastrophe
