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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipus say about the chorus regarding their advice?
(a) He doesn't want to hear their advice.
(b) He realizes he should have listened to their advice all along.
(c) He welcomes their advice willingly.
(d) He asks them for more advice.

2. How many daughters does Oedipus have?
(a) two
(b) five
(c) three
(d) four

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

4. What does Oedipus say that he still fears, after hearing the news of Polybus' death?
(a) wedding his mother
(b) the wrath of Apollo
(c) Creon's treachery
(d) the plague on the land

5. What gives Oedipus hope that he did not kill Laius?
(a) The description of the carriage does not match the one Oedipus remembers.
(b) The survivor may see Oedipus's face and be able to identify that he's not the killer.
(c) The survivor reported being attacked by a band of thieves, not one man.
(d) The murder seems to have taken place at a different time than Oedipus remembers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jocasta say told her about Laius' death?

3. What does Oedipus call the people of Thebes?

4. Who does the priest ask to come as the people's savior?

5. Where does Oedipus ask to be taken?

(see the answer key)

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