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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipus tell the messenger he regrets about leaving Corinth?
(a) not seeing his parents
(b) having met Creon
(c) having taken on the burden of ruling Thebes
(d) having met Jocasta

2. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?
(a) Teiresias's prophecies conflict with the oracle.
(b) Teiresias is only faking blindness.
(c) Teiresias changes his prophesies from one day to the next.
(d) Teiresias did not answer the Sphinx's riddle.

3. What reason does Teiresias give for not answering Oedipus' questions?
(a) He doesn't want to cause them both grief.
(b) He isn't sure about what he knows.
(c) He does not believe his own visions.
(d) He knows the truth, but the gods have told him not to say.

4. What does Oedipus first say to Jocasta, after questioning the messenger about Polybus' death?
(a) He says that this foretells a new era of prosperity in Thebes.
(b) He wonders why anyone would pay homage to Apollo's prophets.
(c) He regrets that he left his home in Corinth without reason.
(d) He says he must immediately leave for Corinth to see his mother.

5. What course of action does the chorus leader suggest Oedipus should take?
(a) look inside his own palace
(b) search every house in the city
(c) send another emissary to Delphi
(d) consult the prophet Teiresias

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teiresias say makes him strong?

2. Before Teiresias leaves, what does he say about the murderer's nationality?

3. What is Creon wearing on his head as he approaches the town?

4. What does the messenger ask the chorus when he first arrives?

5. Why does the chorus think it's time for the murderer to flee?

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