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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first sees the old shepherd approaching?
(a) Oedipus
(b) the chorus
(c) Jocasta
(d) the messenger

2. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?
(a) brother
(b) brother-in-law
(c) father-in-law
(d) no relation

3. How does Oedipus say Polybus and Corinth raised him?
(a) distorted inside and out
(b) as a monster with a true heart
(c) fine to look at, but corrupt inside
(d) meaning the best, but unlucky by fate

4. Who does Jocasta send for after hearing the messenger's news?
(a) the oracle
(b) Creon
(c) Oedipus
(d) Teiresias

5. Does Oedipus want to see the person the messenger says gave him the infant Oedipus?
(a) Yes, Oedipus wants to send the person out of town.
(b) No, Oedipus is afraid of what the person might say.
(c) Yes, Oedipus wants to question the person to find the truth.
(d) No, Oedipus doesn't think the person is important.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the old shepherd grow up?

2. What does Jocasta say about human prophecy?

3. As the second messenger prefaces his news, what does he say brings us the most pain?

4. What does Teiresias answer when Oedipus asks the identity of his father?

5. Where does Jocasta say that Laius was murdered?

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