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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) the gods
(b) anger
(c) his powers
(d) the truth

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

3. How has Teiresias' pronouncement made the chorus feel?
(a) fearful
(b) irritated
(c) angry
(d) sorrowful

4. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?
(a) father-in-law
(b) brother-in-law
(c) no relation
(d) brother

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Oedipus accuse Creon of?

3. What reason does Teiresias give for not answering Oedipus' questions?

4. What does the chorus say about human prophets?

5. What course of action does the chorus leader suggest Oedipus should take?

(see the answer key)

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