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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 Teiresias say makes him strong?
(a) anger
(b) the gods
(c) the truth
(d) his powers

2. Why does the chorus think it's time for the murderer to flee?
(a) Zeus' son, Apollo, is against him.
(b) The ire of the city is rising against him.
(c) Teiresias will eventually name him.
(d) Oedipus is against him.

3. Before Teiresias leaves, what does he say about the murderer's nationality?
(a) that he will turn out to be a native Theban
(b) that he is an Athenian
(c) that he is a Corinthian
(d) that he comes from no nation

4. What reason does Teiresias give for not answering Oedipus' questions?
(a) He isn't sure about what he knows.
(b) He does not believe his own visions.
(c) He knows the truth, but the gods have told him not to say.
(d) He doesn't want to cause them both grief.

5. According to Creon, who does a witness say killed Laius?
(a) a lone traveller
(b) a gang of robbers
(c) a band of soldiers
(d) a man with the power of a god

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest call pestilence?

2. What does Oedipus ask Teiresias to do, after Teiresias says Oedipus is the murderer?

3. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?

4. What is Creon wearing on his head as he approaches the town?

5. What does the priest point out about Oedipus overcoming the Sphinx?

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