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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the townspeople who are not gathered to speak with Oedipus?
(a) at home, caring for the sick
(b) in their graves
(c) in the fields, trying to cure the diseases
(d) at the gods' shrines asking for help

2. What does Jocasta ask Oedipus to do regarding her brother?
(a) send Creon away instead of killing him
(b) trust that Creon is telling the truth
(c) make her responsible for Creon
(d) hold Creon in prison until he can discover the truth

3. What does Oedipus first say to Creon as he approaches?
(a) He asks why Creon is so late.
(b) He asks who Creon has spoken to.
(c) He asks why Creon looks so strange.
(d) He asks what message the gods sent.

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

5. What does Creon say Oedipus should do to get proof of Creon's innocence?
(a) question his sister Jocasta
(b) speak with Teiresias again
(c) talk to the oracle at Delphi
(d) look inside his own heart

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Oedipus say he's seeking vengeance for?

2. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?

3. What possible explanation does the chorus leader give for Oedipus' charge against Creon?

4. What does Jocasta question the chorus about, after Creon leaves?

5. What does Jocasta say before she leaves?

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