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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chorus say about human prophets?
(a) It's impossible to tell if human prophets have real knowledge beyond the everyday.
(b) Human prophets have human motivations.
(c) Human prophets are the same as the gods and priests.
(d) Human prophets are always wrong.

2. What reason does Teiresias give for not answering Oedipus' questions?
(a) He isn't sure about what he knows.
(b) He doesn't want to cause them both grief.
(c) He knows the truth, but the gods have told him not to say.
(d) He does not believe his own visions.

3. Why does Oedipus say he's not punishing Teiresias?
(a) because of Teiresias's stature in the community
(b) because he believes Teiresias is Creon's pawn
(c) because clearly no one will believe Teiresias
(d) because of Teiresias' age

4. What does Creon say stopped the city from looking into the king's death?
(a) a storm that destroyed the town
(b) trouble with the Sphinx
(c) a war with Corinth
(d) a plague on the crops

5. Where does Creon say the murderer of Lauis is?
(a) in Thebes
(b) hiding in the countryside
(c) in Corinth
(d) on the nearby mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Creon say about Laius' companions when he was killed?

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

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

4. What does Oedipus wish for himself, if he unknowingly hosted the murderer at his home?

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

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