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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chorus leader rebuke both Oedipus and Teiresias for?
(a) not talking with Creon
(b) not listening to each other and talking at cross purposes
(c) not talking with Jocasta
(d) being angry and quarrelling instead of finding the murderer

2. What does Teiresias answer when Oedipus asks the identity of his father?
(a) That Oedipus has two fathers.
(b) That Oedipus truly knows who his father is.
(c) That it will be revealed today and destroy Oedipus.
(d) That Oedipus will be better off not knowing.

3. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's eyesight?
(a) that he can see but not the future
(b) that he can see but will be blind
(c) that he can see but not himself
(d) that he can see but not the past

4. Who does Teiresias say he was "wise enough" to?
(a) Oedipus' parents
(b) Apollo
(c) the gods
(d) Creon

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oedipus say he's not punishing Teiresias?

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

3. Who speaks for the people of Thebes as their leader?

4. Who does Oedipus accuse Teiresias of being in league with?

5. Why does the priest tell the people that they can leave at the end of the scene?

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