View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipus ask Creon about Teiresias?
(a) why Teiresias didn't give the identity of Laius' murderer at the time of the death
(b) how long Teiresias has been blind
(c) how long Teiresias has lived in Thebes
(d) whether Teiresias makes a profit from the town because of his prophesies

2. Who accused Oedipus of not being his father's real son?
(a) the local prophet
(b) a stranger passng through the town
(c) a drunk man at a dinner
(d) his cousin, son of his mother's sister

3. What does Creon do initially when he hears Oedipus charged him with causing Teiresias to lie?
(a) flees the city of Thebes
(b) makes a counterclaim of treason against Oedipus
(c) challenges Oedipus to a fight
(d) talks to the people of Thebes

4. Does the shepherd identify the messenger as someone he's met?
(a) No, but it's clear he is lying and soon admits the lie.
(b) Yes, but it's clear he is lying and soon admits the lie.
(c) Yes, he identifies the messenger easily.
(d) No, he says he doesn't remember the man at first.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the priest say they've come to Oedipus?

2. What does Oedipus do when Creon asks him to let go of his children?

3. What did Oedipus use to injure himself with?

4. How does the second messenger say Jocasta died, when the chorus leader questions him?

5. What does Oedipus ask of the citizens of Thebes?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 388 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample