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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who speaks for the people of Thebes as their leader?
(a) the prophet of Hera
(b) the parliamentary leader
(c) the oracle
(d) the priest of Zeus

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

4. How is the tale of Oedipus and the Sphinx treated in the town?
(a) People still tell the story of Oedipus and the Sphinx.
(b) People only remember the story in times of trouble.
(c) People have already forgotten what Oedipus has done for them.
(d) Oedipus constantly forces the town to hear the story again.

5. Why does the priest tell the people that they can leave at the end of the scene?
(a) He says Oedipus is not the one to help.
(b) He says the people will never get salvation.
(c) He says the people have been ignored in favor of Creon.
(d) He says the people have what they've come for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest call pestilence?

2. Where has Oedipus sent Creon?

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

4. What does Oedipus say the killers had to have?

5. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?

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