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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the messenger find the infant Oedipus?
(a) on the doorstep of his home
(b) by the banks of a river
(c) in the valleys of Clithaeron
(d) on the border of Corinth

2. What simile does Jocasta use to describe the people of Thebes?
(a) like people in a carriage who see the driver terrified
(b) like soldiers who see their commander slain
(c) like people on a ship who see the helmsman is afraid
(d) like children who see their father's fear

3. What does the chorus leader think of Oedipus' curses on the murderer?
(a) that the murderer will laugh at them
(b) that the murderer will take them seriously
(c) that the murderer will ignore them
(d) that the murderer will make fun of them

4. What is Creon wearing on his head as he approaches the town?
(a) a crown
(b) a hood
(c) a chain of daisies
(d) a laurel wreath

5. What does Oedipus tell Jocasta, when she begs him to tell her what's troubling him?
(a) He agrees to tell her his worries.
(b) He tells her that there is nothing troubling her.
(c) He yells at her and sends her into the palace.
(d) He refuses to tell her, since what he suspects is so bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Oedipus say he's ever met Laius?

2. What does the priest say that Oedipus will be king of, if he doesn't solve the town's problems?

3. What deal does Oedipus offer the murderer if he gives himself in?

4. What does Creon say Oedipus should do to get proof of Creon's innocence?

5. Does the shepherd identify the messenger as someone he's met?

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