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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Oedipus ask of the citizens of Thebes?
(a) He orders them to gather together and stay in their houses.
(b) He orders them to go to the shrines and give offerings to the gods.
(c) He orders them to hold a great celebration in the town.
(d) He orders them to reveal the murderer, if they know who he is.

3. What part of her and Laius' infant child does Jocasta say Laius bound?
(a) his elbows
(b) his wrists
(c) his knees
(d) his ankles

4. What does the priest say that Oedipus will be king of, if he doesn't solve the town's problems?
(a) an ocean
(b) a mountain
(c) a forest
(d) a desert

5. What does Creon say Oedipus should do to get proof of Creon's innocence?
(a) question his sister Jocasta
(b) talk to the oracle at Delphi
(c) speak with Teiresias again
(d) look inside his own heart

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus leader tell Oedipus about the murderer?

2. What does Teiresias answer when Oedipus asks the identity of his father?

3. Why does Oedipus ask Creon to speak in front of the townspeople?

4. Who does Oedipus say he's seeking vengeance for?

5. How does Oedipus react to Teiresias' unwillingness to speak?

(see the answer key)

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