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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the play, where have the townspeople gathered?
(a) in front of the palace
(b) at the oracle
(c) in a shrine
(d) in the forest

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

3. What course of action does the chorus leader suggest Oedipus should take?
(a) consult the prophet Teiresias
(b) look inside his own palace
(c) send another emissary to Delphi
(d) search every house in the city

4. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?
(a) Teiresias did not answer the Sphinx's riddle.
(b) Teiresias's prophecies conflict with the oracle.
(c) Teiresias is only faking blindness.
(d) Teiresias changes his prophesies from one day to the next.

5. What does Creon say about the god's call to avenge Laius' death now?
(a) He says it is too late for revenge.
(b) He says it is fitting.
(c) He says the gods have asked the impossible.
(d) He says it will be an easy task.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the chorus leader say should reveal the murderer?

2. What does Oedipus accuse Creon of?

3. How does Teiresias respond when Oedipus says the prophet speaks in riddles?

4. Where does Creon say Laius was when he was killed?

5. Who does Teiresias accuse as the murderer?

(see the answer key)

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