WorksheetsOEDIPUS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The ______________ is a group of performers who acted as one character.
actors
heroes
chorus
choir
The ________________ is the beginning of the play, before the action begins. It't the background information.
parodos
prologue
exodos
paean
The _____________ is a song chanted by the chorus, often a commentary on the action from the scene. It represents the curtains coming down.
parodos
paean
ode
exodos
______________ is a hymn sung by the chorus, appealing to the gods for assistance.
Paean
Parodos
exodos
ode
The author of Oedipus the King is (a) .
Who was Oedipus' mother & wife?
Antigone
Ismene
Jocasta
Tiresias
What was the birthplace of Oedipus?
Corinith
Thebes
Delphi
Oedipus means (a) .
Oedipus accuses Creon of attempting to steal his throne
true
false
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
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
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
