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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the priest suggest Oedipus listen to, in order to solve the town's problems?
(a) Zeus's oracle
(b) the gods or wise men
(c) the blind prophet
(d) the town elders

2. 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

3. What gives Oedipus hope that he did not kill Laius?
(a) The murder seems to have taken place at a different time than Oedipus remembers.
(b) The survivor may see Oedipus's face and be able to identify that he's not the killer.
(c) The description of the carriage does not match the one Oedipus remembers.
(d) The survivor reported being attacked by a band of thieves, not one man.

4. When Creon turns the tables and begins questioning Oedipus, what is the first question he asks?
(a) whether Oedipus killed Laius
(b) whether Oedipus is married to Creon's sister
(c) whether there is some unknown explanation for Teiresias's information
(d) whether the townspeople believe Oedipus is guilty

5. Why does Jocasta come to pray to Apollo?
(a) to ask for Oedipus to be banished
(b) to pray that Oedipus be forgiven
(c) to cleanse what is corrupting Thebes
(d) to ask for her own safety

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with the approaching shepherd?

2. What does Oedipus say the killers had to have?

3. What does Oedipus do when the messenger questions him about the prophecy that drove Oedipus away from his parents?

4. Who does Teiresias say he serves?

5. Where has Oedipus sent Creon?

(see the answer key)

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