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WorksheetsOedipus Rex
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Oedipus Rex was written by __________.
Euripides
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Thespis
The previous king of Thebes who was killed at the “meeting of three roads”?
Oedipus Rex
Polybus
Creon
Laius
How did Jocasta die?
She stabbed herself with her brooch
She hanged herself
She drowned
She was devoured by the Sphinx
The brother-in-law of Oedipus who became the King at the end of the play
Antigone
Polybus
Creon
Tiresias
The Adoptive parents of Oedipus.
Lauis and Jocasta
Polybus and Merope
Lauis and Merope
Polybus and Jocasta
This word means excessive pride, overconfidence
hamartia
catharsis
Tragic flaw
hubris
The queen of Thebes who marry her son.
Merope
Tiresias
Jocasta
Electra
Why was Oedipus offered the kingship in Thebes?
because he was successful in saving the city from the Sphinx
because he killed King Laius
because Tiresias dictated Jocasta to make Oedipus the new king
because he killed Creon
What was terrorizing the town of Thebes when Oedipus arrived?
the gods
the Titans
the Sphinx
King Laius
Who is Tiresias?
the previous king of Thebes
Oedipus adoptive father
the blind prophet
the blind shepherd
Sophocles increased _______ and _______ of his plays.
speaking actors and chorus members
the choral recitations and the scenes
the actors and the trilogies
The actors and the scenes
Which statement is NOT TRUE about Sophocles.
He broke the tradition of trilogies.
He added a third character in the play.
He expanded the chorus to fifteen people and increased its importance in the play.
He added scenery to his plays.
What lesson did you get from the story of Oedipus Rex? Briefly discuss by citing event/s in the story. (3pts)
