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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creon say has caused the disasters to the town?
(a) an unfulfilled prophecy
(b) an unavenged murder
(c) a fight between protecting gods
(d) a slight to the gods

2. What does Creon say of the news he brings?
(a) It's both good and bad news.
(b) It's bad news.
(c) It's good news.
(d) It's hard to interpret if it's good or bad.

3. What does the priest point out about Oedipus overcoming the Sphinx?
(a) Oedipus used superior training to defeat the Sphinx, and no one else had the same benefits.
(b) Oedipus was able to defeat the Sphinx because of his powerful arm and his connections to royalty.
(c) Oedipus defeated the Sphinx only out of sheer luck.
(d) Oedipus had no more knowledge or instruction than the townspeople, and yet was able to solve the riddle.

4. What does the priest call pestilence?
(a) a roaring lion
(b) a thundering beast
(c) a sinister snake
(d) a fiery god

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the play, where have the townspeople gathered?

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

3. At the end of the scene, what does Oedipus ask the people to stand up and take?

4. According to Creon, who does a witness say killed Laius?

5. What does Creon say about the god's call to avenge Laius' death now?

(see the answer key)

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