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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Oedipus ask to be taken?
(a) away from Thebes
(b) to Teiresias
(c) to the oracle
(d) back to Corinth

2. What children did Polybus have before Oedipus?
(a) a daughter who died
(b) a son who died
(c) none
(d) a son who was stolen away

3. What simile does Jocasta use to describe the people of Thebes?
(a) like soldiers who see their commander slain
(b) like children who see their father's fear
(c) like people in a carriage who see the driver terrified
(d) like people on a ship who see the helmsman is afraid

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

5. What does Jocasta ask Oedipus to do regarding her brother?
(a) send Creon away instead of killing him
(b) make her responsible for Creon
(c) hold Creon in prison until he can discover the truth
(d) trust that Creon is telling the truth

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oedipus suggest the people of Thebes might do to him, as alternatives to sending him out of Thebes?

2. What does the priest say that Oedipus will be king of, if he doesn't solve the town's problems?

3. What does Oedipus say that he still fears, after hearing the news of Polybus' death?

4. What did Oedipus' parent say about the accusation that Oedipus was not their son?

5. Who does Creon want to consult before he does what Oedipus desires?

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