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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the chorus leader say should reveal the murderer?
(a) Apollo
(b) Laius
(c) Oedipus
(d) Creon

2. How does Oedipus react to Teiresias' unwillingness to speak?
(a) angrily
(b) jokingly
(c) with sorrow
(d) with fear

3. What does Oedipus foresee will happen to his daughters?
(a) Creon will banish them.
(b) No one will marry them.
(c) They will be killed by the crowd as soon as Oedipus is gone.
(d) They will kill one another.

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

5. In the encounter between Oedipus and the stranger in the carriage, what was the initial violent act?
(a) The stranger whipped Oedipus.
(b) The stranger struck Oedipus with his sword.
(c) The herald struck Oedipus with his sword.
(d) Oedipus whipped the stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oedipus ask of the mountain, Cithaeron?

2. Why does Oedipus say he must remain afraid?

3. Does Oedipus believe in life after death?

4. What does Oedipus pray for his daughters?

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

(see the answer key)

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