Oedipus the King Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Scene 3)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does Jocasta chide Oedipus and Creon for?
a) not listening to the oracle
b) not listening to each other
c) making the gods upset
d) fighting when the town's in trouble

2. What city was the father who raised Oedipus from?
a) Thebes
b) Athens
c) Sparta
d) Corinth

3. What does Creon say has caused the disasters to the town?
a) a slight to the gods
b) a fight between protecting gods
c) an unfulfilled prophecy
d) an unavenged murder

4. What made Oedipus angry, when he encountered the stranger's carriage on the road?
a) The stranger asked Oedipus why he had left his parents' home.
b) The stranger insulted Oedipus as...
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