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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's financial condition?
(a) that he is rich but not in spirit
(b) that he is rich with wealth but not love
(c) that he is rich but cannot buy contentment
(d) that he is rich but will be poor

2. Who accused Oedipus of not being his father's real son?
(a) the local prophet
(b) a stranger passng through the town
(c) his cousin, son of his mother's sister
(d) a drunk man at a dinner

3. What does Jocasta chide Oedipus and Creon for?
(a) not listening to the oracle
(b) making the gods upset
(c) fighting when the town's in trouble
(d) not listening to each other

4. What does Oedipus decree that no citizen of Thebes shall do?
(a) talk or gossip about the murder
(b) shelter, talk, or consort with the murderer
(c) leave the town until the murderer is found
(d) pray to any god but Apollo until the murderer is found

5. Who does Jocasta say Laius had with him, as an escort?
(a) fifteen of the best men
(b) five men, including a herald
(c) no one
(d) ten heralds

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the chorus say about human prophets?

3. Why does Oedipus ask Creon to speak in front of the townspeople?

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

5. What is the position of the chorus, as stated by the chorus leader, in the conflict between Oedipus and Creon?

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