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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Teiresias believe about future events?
(a) They can be stopped by his silence.
(b) They are for the best.
(c) They can be stopped but only by Oedipus.
(d) He cannot change them.

3. Where does Jocasta say that Laius was murdered?
(a) where two roads cross a stream
(b) where three roads meet
(c) where the flatlands begin to become steep
(d) at the kingdom's border

4. Who does the chorus think can help end the conflict between Creon and Oedipus?
(a) Jocasta
(b) the oracle
(c) Teiresias
(d) Apollo

5. What does Jocasta question the chorus about, after Creon leaves?
(a) what happened between Oedipus and Creon
(b) the progress toward finding Laius's murderer
(c) the interview between Oedipus and Teiresias
(d) the state of the farms and the townspeople

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would the shepherds stay in the fields each year?

2. What children did Polybus have before Oedipus?

3. How does Creon's face look as he approaches?

4. What does the chorus leader rebuke both Oedipus and Teiresias for?

5. How has Teiresias' pronouncement made the chorus feel?

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