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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Teiresias say he serves?
(a) Apollo
(b) Creon
(c) Zeus
(d) Oedipus

2. Who does the priest suggest Oedipus listen to, in order to solve the town's problems?
(a) Zeus's oracle
(b) the blind prophet
(c) the town elders
(d) the gods or wise men

3. What does Creon say of the news he brings?
(a) It's bad news.
(b) It's hard to interpret if it's good or bad.
(c) It's good news.
(d) It's both good and bad news.

4. What does Creon say about Laius' companions when he was killed?
(a) The king was alone.
(b) They were all killed.
(c) They were all killed but one, who ran away.
(d) They all ran away.

5. Why does Oedipus feel linked to Laius?
(a) He feels bound to Laius by the Sphinx's riddle.
(b) He says the prophets have linked him to Laius.
(c) He feels drawn to the memory of Laius.
(d) He is now married to Laius' wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the priest ask to come as the people's savior?

2. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?

3. Why does Oedipus ask Creon to speak in front of the townspeople?

4. What does Creon say has caused the disasters to the town?

5. Who does the chorus leader say should reveal the murderer?

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