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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Creon say Laius was when he was killed?
(a) on the road to Delphi
(b) on an ocean voyage
(c) on the way to visit a nearby shepherd
(d) in the palace

2. What gives Oedipus hope that he did not kill Laius?
(a) The survivor may see Oedipus's face and be able to identify that he's not the killer.
(b) The description of the carriage does not match the one Oedipus remembers.
(c) The survivor reported being attacked by a band of thieves, not one man.
(d) The murder seems to have taken place at a different time than Oedipus remembers.

3. What does Creon accuse Oedipus of?
(a) framing him to cover Oedipus's own crimes
(b) being stupid and not the one to answer the Sphinx's riddle
(c) being stubborn and forgetting common sense
(d) being power hungry and greedy

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

5. What does the priest point out about Oedipus overcoming the Sphinx?
(a) Oedipus was able to defeat the Sphinx because of his powerful arm and his connections to royalty.
(b) Oedipus had no more knowledge or instruction than the townspeople, and yet was able to solve the riddle.
(c) Oedipus defeated the Sphinx only out of sheer luck.
(d) Oedipus used superior training to defeat the Sphinx, and no one else had the same benefits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jocasta bring to the shrine of Apollo outside the castle gates?

2. Does the chorus leader recognize the approaching shepherd?

3. Who is with the approaching shepherd?

4. Does Oedipus say he's ever met Laius?

5. How does Teiresias respond when Oedipus says the prophet speaks in riddles?

(see the answer key)

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