1. Before he leaves, what does Oedipus say will happen?
(a) The gods will decide the outcome, and the murderer's fate is in their hands.
(b) The whole town, and Oedipus himself, will definitely be ruined.
(c) Either the murderer will be caught and punished, or else they will all be ruined.
(d) The murderer will definitely be caught and punished.

2. What does Oedipus wish for himself, if he unknowingly hosted the murderer at his home?
(a) all the bad things he wished upon the murderer
(b) to be ripped from his land and family
(c) eternal damnation
(d) a life of solitude and sobriety

3. What does the chorus leader tell Oedipus about the murderer?
(a) that the murderer likely had nothing to do with Thebes
(b) that he suspects who the murderer is but doesn't know
(c) that he is not the murderer and doesn't know who the murderer is
(d) that he doesn't want to know who the murderer is

4. Where are the townspeople who are not gathered to speak with Oedipus?
(a) in the fields, trying to cure the diseases
(b) in their graves
(c) at the gods' shrines asking for help
(d) at home, caring for the sick

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