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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 border of Corinth
(b) by the banks of a river
(c) in the valleys of Clithaeron
(d) on the doorstep of his home

2. What is Oedipus' initial attitude toward the crowd that has gathered?
(a) critical and derisive
(b) angry and annoyed
(c) overjoyed and cheerful
(d) caring and helpful

3. What does Oedipus ask about Polybus' death?
(a) what Polybus said before his death
(b) what the cause of his death was
(c) what time of day he died
(d) whether his mother knows of the death

4. Why does the priest tell the people that they can leave at the end of the scene?
(a) He says the people have what they've come for.
(b) He says the people will never get salvation.
(c) He says the people have been ignored in favor of Creon.
(d) He says Oedipus is not the one to help.

5. Who does the chorus leader say should reveal the murderer?
(a) Apollo
(b) Creon
(c) Laius
(d) Oedipus

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Oedipus angry, when he encountered the stranger's carriage on the road?

2. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?

3. Who does the priest say has gathered?

4. What does Teiresias say Oedipus doesn't know?

5. What does the chorus leader think of Oedipus' curses on the murderer?

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