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Oedipus Rex

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The previous king of Thebes who was killed at the “meeting of three roads”?

a)

Oedipus Rex

b)

Polybus

c)

Creon

d)

Laius

2.

How did Jocasta die?

a)

She stabbed herself with her brooch

b)

She hanged herself

c)

She drowned

d)

She was devoured by the Sphinx

3.

The brother-in-law of Oedipus who became the King at the end of the play

a)

Antigone

b)

Polybus

c)

Creon

d)

Tiresias

4.

The Adoptive parents of Oedipus.

a)

Lauis and Jocasta

b)

Polybus and Merope

c)

Lauis and Merope

d)

Polybus and Jocasta

5.

The queen of Thebes who marry her son.

a)

Merope

b)

Tiresias

c)

Jocasta

d)

Electra

6.

Why was Oedipus offered the kingship in Thebes?

a)

because he was successful in saving the city from the Sphinx

b)

because he killed King Laius

c)

because Tiresias dictated Jocasta to make Oedipus the new king

d)

because he killed Creon

7.

Who is Tiresias?

a)

the previous king of Thebes

b)

Oedipus adoptive father

c)

the blind prophet

d)

the blind shepherd

8.
Plays in ancient Greece were dedicated to which deity?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Demeter
c)
Daphne
d)
Diana
9.
Most violence in Greek tragedies took place onstage.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Which word best describes Creon’s attitude toward Oedipus in Oedipus Rex?

a)

cruel

b)

envious

c)

worshipful

d)

compassionate