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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What children did Polybus have before Oedipus?
(a) a son who died
(b) a son who was stolen away
(c) none
(d) a daughter who died

2. What does Oedipus ask Teiresias to do, after Teiresias says Oedipus is the murderer?
(a) fight him
(b) fall on his knees and pray
(c) leave Thebes immediately
(d) repeat what he's said

3. What does Teiresias say Oedipus doesn't know?
(a) the power of prophecy
(b) the family he's come from
(c) the true wishes of the gods
(d) the name of the murderer

4. In the encounter between Oedipus and the stranger in the carriage, what was the initial violent act?
(a) The stranger struck Oedipus with his sword.
(b) The stranger whipped Oedipus.
(c) Oedipus whipped the stranger.
(d) The herald struck Oedipus with his sword.

5. What does Jocasta advise Oedipus about his fears?
(a) to ignore prophecies and live life as best he can
(b) to act to try to avoid the prophecy
(c) to act to try to fulfill the prophecy
(d) to accept the prophecy, since he can't change the future

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oedipus do when the messenger questions him about the prophecy that drove Oedipus away from his parents?

2. What does Oedipus ask of the citizens of Thebes?

3. Who does the messenger say gave him the infant Oedipus?

4. What sentence does Oedipus want to give to Creon for his crime?

5. Who does the chorus think can help end the conflict between Creon and Oedipus?

(see the answer key)

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