Oedipus the King | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Scene 1

1. At the beginning of the play, where have the townspeople gathered?

2. What does Oedipus call the people of Thebes?

3. What is Oedipus' initial attitude toward the crowd that has gathered?

4. Who speaks for the people of Thebes as their leader?

5. Who does the priest say has gathered?

6. Where are the townspeople who are not gathered to speak with Oedipus?

7. What does the priest call pestilence?

8. Why does the priest say they've come to Oedipus?

9. What does the priest point out about Oedipus overcoming the Sphinx?

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

11. Who does the priest...
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