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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the scene, what does Oedipus ask the people to stand up and take?
(a) their suppliant branches
(b) the news to the outlying farms
(c) pity on him in his misery
(d) arms

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

3. What is Creon wearing on his head as he approaches the town?
(a) a chain of daisies
(b) a crown
(c) a hood
(d) a laurel wreath

4. 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 gods will decide the outcome, and the murderer's fate is in their hands.
(d) The whole town, and Oedipus himself, will definitely be ruined.

5. Why does Oedipus say his sorrow is greater than the townspeople?
(a) Oedipus has sorrow for himself, the city, and all the townspeople.
(b) Oedipus says his personal loss from the plague is worse than anyone else's.
(c) Oedipus's heart is greater and therefore his sorrow is greater.
(d) Oedipus is full of fear that he will be dethroned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest call pestilence?

2. Who does Oedipus say he's seeking vengeance for?

3. Does Oedipus say he's ever met Laius?

4. What does Creon say stopped the city from looking into the king's death?

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

(see the answer key)

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