WorksheetsOedipus Rex
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
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
Who is Tiresias?
the previous king of Thebes
Oedipus adoptive father
the blind prophet
the blind shepherd
Which word best describes Creon’s attitude toward Oedipus in Oedipus Rex?
cruel
envious
worshipful
compassionate
