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Oedipus Part 2 Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

On page 1,Who dies at the Beginning of the play?

a)

Polybus

b)

Apollo

c)

Creon

2.

On Page 1, The messanger explains that Polybus is not (a)   .

3.

On page 2, What held Oedipus's feet together when he was found as a baby?

a)

Rope

b)

Pin

c)

Bolt

4.

On page 3, The Shepard finally admits that he did_______________.

a)

Kill the child

b)

Gave the child away

c)

Left him in the tree

5.

What has Odepius realized in the middle of page 3?

a)

His worst fears came true

b)

The Prophecy is true

c)

He married his mom and killed his dad

d)

All of these are true

6.

On page 3, Why did the Shepherd not kill the child?

a)

He left him to be found

b)

He felt pity

c)

He just ran away

d)

None of the above

7.

Draw what Oedipus must have felt when he found out the truth. What emotion was he feeling?

8.

On page 4, Who dies right after the truth comes out?

a)

Jocasta

b)

Oedipus

c)

Creon

d)

Shepherd

9.

On page 4, How did Jocasta die?

a)

She stabbed herself

b)

She hung herself

c)

She jumped off the balcony

10.

On Page 4, What did Oedipus do to his eyes?

a)

Cover them

b)

Looked up

c)

stabbed his eyes

d)

He burned them

11.

On the top of page 5, How does everyone feel about Oedipus after all of the events?

a)

Mad

b)

Sad

c)

Pity

d)

Cry for him

12.

At the bottom of page 5, What is Oedipus's one request?

a)

To send him into exile

b)

To kill him

c)

To bury his eyes

13.

At the bottom of page 5, Who takes charge after Oedipus steps down?

a)

Thebrious

b)

Creon

14.

Creons last line in the play on pg.7 gives the message of the story. What is it?

a)

The power that made you great was your destruction

b)

Now he is drowned in a seaof eternal pain