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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the priest suggest Oedipus listen to, in order to solve the town's problems?
(a) Zeus's oracle
(b) the town elders
(c) the blind prophet
(d) the gods or wise men

2. How does Oedipus react to Teiresias' unwillingness to speak?
(a) angrily
(b) with sorrow
(c) jokingly
(d) with fear

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

4. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?
(a) Teiresias's prophecies conflict with the oracle.
(b) Teiresias changes his prophesies from one day to the next.
(c) Teiresias is only faking blindness.
(d) Teiresias did not answer the Sphinx's riddle.

5. What course of action does the chorus leader suggest Oedipus should take?
(a) send another emissary to Delphi
(b) consult the prophet Teiresias
(c) look inside his own palace
(d) search every house in the city

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oedipus say he's been doing in his sorrow?

2. What does Oedipus first say to Creon as he approaches?

3. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's financial condition?

4. Where does Creon say the murderer of Lauis is?

5. What does Teiresias say makes him strong?

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