WorksheetsOedipus Episode 2 & 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What convinces Oedipus to allow Creon to leave?
The Chorus says that things are bad enough without the two of them fighting.
He finally realizes that Creon is telling the truth.
He did not have enough evidence against Creon, so he was forced to let him go.
Jocasta begged for her brother’s life and insisted Oedipus trust his sworn oath.
What “proof” does Jocasta offer that prophets do not tell the truth?
She had been told that she would marry her own son, but she’d killed the child.
The Oracle gave her a different prophecy
The rains never come exactly when they are predicted to.
The gods create “fate” at their whim; the prophets cannot foresee the gods’ intentions.
According to Jocasta, what happened to her son at three days old?
He was adopted.
He died in an accident.
He was killed.
He was abandoned.
What is Jocasta's reaction as the messenger reveals the truth about Oedipus life and explains how Laius' servant passed Oedipus to a shepherd? (Select ALL correct answers).
She denies that this is true.
She begs Oedipus to stop inquiring about his parentage.
She is overcome with emotion and flings herself through the palace doors.
She tells Oedipus that he is doomed!
What literary element is being employed when the messenger mentions Oedipus's feet being bound together.
metaphor
simile
dramatic irony
personification
