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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Oedipus' initial reaction when Creon asks to explain himself?
(a) Oedipus is eager to hear Creon's explanation.
(b) Oedipus refuses to listen to anything Creon has to say.
(c) Oedipus says he'll listen, but he's afraid of Creon's smooth tongue.
(d) Oedipus says that he'll listen, and he hopes he can trust Creon.

2. What does Jocasta ask Oedipus to do regarding her brother?
(a) make her responsible for Creon
(b) send Creon away instead of killing him
(c) hold Creon in prison until he can discover the truth
(d) trust that Creon is telling the truth

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

4. Who does Teiresias say he serves?
(a) Oedipus
(b) Creon
(c) Apollo
(d) Zeus

5. What nationality does Oedipus say the mother who raised him was?
(a) Macedonian
(b) Dorain
(c) Aeolian
(d) Ionian

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oedipus' attitude toward Teiresias when he first speaks to the prophet?

2. Where did Laius order his infant child to be put?

3. Before Teiresias leaves, what does he say about the murderer's nationality?

4. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?

5. What does Jocasta say about human prophecy?

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