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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads Teiresias into Oedipus' presence?
(a) a small boy
(b) the chorus leader
(c) Jocasta
(d) Creon

2. Does Oedipus say he's ever met Laius?
(a) Yes, he says he's med Laius many times.
(b) Yes, he says he met Laius once.
(c) No, Oedipus believes he's never met Laius.
(d) He says no, but he realizes he's met Laius many times.

3. Before he leaves, what does Oedipus say will happen?
(a) The gods will decide the outcome, and the murderer's fate is in their hands.
(b) The murderer will definitely be caught and punished.
(c) Either the murderer will be caught and punished, or else they will all be ruined.
(d) The whole town, and Oedipus himself, will definitely be ruined.

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

5. What does Creon do initially when he hears Oedipus charged him with causing Teiresias to lie?
(a) challenges Oedipus to a fight
(b) makes a counterclaim of treason against Oedipus
(c) flees the city of Thebes
(d) talks to the people of Thebes

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was the father who raised Oedipus from?

2. According to Creon, who does a witness say killed Laius?

3. What nationality does Oedipus say the mother who raised him was?

4. What does the priest call pestilence?

5. What does Creon say about Laius' companions when he was killed?

(see the answer key)

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