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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipus say he has to fear from Laius' murderer?
(a) The murderer may flee quietly and leave the town to suffer the gods' wrath.
(b) The murderer may want to kill the new king, too.
(c) The murderer may want to kill the queen, Laius's wife.
(d) The murderer may seek revenge on Oedipus for trying to find him.

2. What does the priest call pestilence?
(a) a thundering beast
(b) a fiery god
(c) a roaring lion
(d) a sinister snake

3. What does Jocasta ask Oedipus to do regarding her brother?
(a) send Creon away instead of killing him
(b) make her responsible for Creon
(c) hold Creon in prison until he can discover the truth
(d) trust that Creon is telling the truth

4. How has Teiresias' pronouncement made the chorus feel?
(a) irritated
(b) fearful
(c) angry
(d) sorrowful

5. Who does Oedipus accuse Teiresias of being in league with?
(a) Jocasta
(b) the oracle
(c) Apollo
(d) Creon

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the chorus think it's time for the murderer to flee?

2. What does Oedipus say he's been doing in his sorrow?

3. What does Oedipus ask of the citizens of Thebes?

4. What does Creon say stopped the city from looking into the king's death?

5. How does Oedipus react to Teiresias' unwillingness to speak?

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