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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What course of action does the chorus leader suggest Oedipus should take?
(a) send another emissary to Delphi
(b) consult the prophet Teiresias
(c) look inside his own palace
(d) search every house in the city

2. How many sons does Oedipus have?
(a) two
(b) one
(c) four
(d) three

3. Who does Teiresias say he was "wise enough" to?
(a) Creon
(b) Oedipus' parents
(c) the gods
(d) Apollo

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

5. What does Oedipus do when Creon asks him to let go of his children?
(a) Oedipus says he never should have touched the children, corrupted as he is.
(b) Oedipus says Creon is their parent now, and he has no children.
(c) Oedipus lets go of his children.
(d) Oedipus protests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the old shepherd grow up?

2. What is Oedipus' initial attitude toward the crowd that has gathered?

3. When Jocasta fled into the palace after realizing the truth, what room did she run to?

4. Why does the priest tell the people that they can leave at the end of the scene?

5. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?

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