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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the scene, what does Oedipus ask the people to stand up and take?
(a) arms
(b) their suppliant branches
(c) pity on him in his misery
(d) the news to the outlying farms

2. Where are the townspeople who are not gathered to speak with Oedipus?
(a) in the fields, trying to cure the diseases
(b) in their graves
(c) at the gods' shrines asking for help
(d) at home, caring for the sick

3. Why does Oedipus say he must remain afraid?
(a) because the prophets speak for the gods
(b) because his mother is still alive
(c) because they have no proof of what the messenger says
(d) because the prophecy will probably be fulfilled in some surprising way

4. What does Teiresias believe about future events?
(a) They can be stopped by his silence.
(b) They can be stopped but only by Oedipus.
(c) He cannot change them.
(d) They are for the best.

5. How does Oedipus react to Teiresias' unwillingness to speak?
(a) with fear
(b) jokingly
(c) angrily
(d) with sorrow

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jocasta question the chorus about, after Creon leaves?

2. How does Oedipus say Polybus and Corinth raised him?

3. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's eyesight?

4. How is the tale of Oedipus and the Sphinx treated in the town?

5. Where has Oedipus sent Creon?

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