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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 messenger say gave him the infant Oedipus?
(a) Jocasta's young maid
(b) one of Laius' soldiers
(c) one of Laius' shepherds
(d) an old man he cannot identify

2. Before Teiresias leaves, what does he say about the murderer's nationality?
(a) that he is an Athenian
(b) that he will turn out to be a native Theban
(c) that he comes from no nation
(d) that he is a Corinthian

3. What possible explanation does the chorus leader give for Oedipus' charge against Creon?
(a) Oedipus was mislead by Teiresias.
(b) Creon is being framed.
(c) Oedipus was angry.
(d) Creon was guilty.

4. What does Creon say stopped the city from looking into the king's death?
(a) a plague on the crops
(b) trouble with the Sphinx
(c) a storm that destroyed the town
(d) a war with Corinth

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oedipus ask Teiresias to do, after Teiresias says Oedipus is the murderer?

2. Who leads Teiresias into Oedipus' presence?

3. What is the position of the chorus, as stated by the chorus leader, in the conflict between Oedipus and Creon?

4. What does the priest call pestilence?

5. Where does Creon say Laius was when he was killed?

(see the answer key)

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