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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jocasta question the chorus about, after Creon leaves?
(a) the interview between Oedipus and Teiresias
(b) what happened between Oedipus and Creon
(c) the progress toward finding Laius's murderer
(d) the state of the farms and the townspeople

3. What does the chorus say about Oedipus' possible motive for killing Laius?
(a) The chorus thinks Oedipus may have been angry.
(b) The chorus thinks Oedipus may have desired the throne.
(c) The chorus knows of no quarrel between the two houses.
(d) The chorus remembers rumors of a quarrel between the two houses.

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

5. How is the tale of Oedipus and the Sphinx treated in the town?
(a) People have already forgotten what Oedipus has done for them.
(b) Oedipus constantly forces the town to hear the story again.
(c) People still tell the story of Oedipus and the Sphinx.
(d) People only remember the story in times of trouble.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Creon say Oedipus can do, if he finds proof Creon's lying?

3. Who does Jocasta say Laius had with him, as an escort?

4. Who does the priest suggest Oedipus listen to, in order to solve the town's problems?

5. What does Oedipus say the killers had to have?

(see the answer key)

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