2. What does Creon accuse Oedipus of?
(a) being stupid and not the one to answer the Sphinx's riddle
(b) being stubborn and forgetting common sense
(c) being power hungry and greedy
(d) framing him to cover Oedipus's own crimes

3. What does Creon say Oedipus can do, if he finds proof Creon's lying?
(a) arrest Creon and sentence him to death
(b) kill Creon before his sister's eyes
(c) cut Creon's throat then and there
(d) banish Creon from the kingdom forever

4. What does Oedipus seem to think Jocasta is afraid of learning about his birth?
(a) that he's Polybus' son after all
(b) that he's older than they believed
(c) that he's not born of natural parents
(d) that he's of low social status

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

6. What is Jocasta's answer, when Oedipus asks how tall and old Laius was?
(a) Laius was skinny and tall and young-looking.
(b) Laius was big and had white hair.
(c) Laius was old and bent, but tall.
(d) Laius was small with a gray beard.

7. What does Creon say can validate a man who is true?
(a) time
(b) the gods
(c) prophecy
(d) nature

8. What simile does Jocasta use to describe the people of Thebes?
(a) like people in a carriage who see the driver terrified
(b) like people on a ship who see the helmsman is afraid
(c) like children who see their father's fear
(d) like soldiers who see their commander slain

9. What does the old shepherd fear will happen to him if he tells the truth?
(a) He'll be cast from the kingdom.
(b) He'll be outcast among the people.
(c) He'll die.
(d) He'll be cursed by Apollo.

10. What does Jocasta ask Oedipus to do regarding her brother?
(a) trust that Creon is telling the truth
(b) make her responsible for Creon
(c) send Creon away instead of killing him
(d) hold Creon in prison until he can discover the truth

11. What did Oedipus' parent say about the accusation that Oedipus was not their son?
(a) They were angry, calling it an insult.
(b) Oedipus's father denied it, but his mother admitted it.
(c) They said it was untrue, but they seemed to be lying.
(d) They told Oedipus that it was true.

12. Where does Jocasta say that Laius was murdered?
(a) where three roads meet
(b) where two roads cross a stream
(c) at the kingdom's border
(d) where the flatlands begin to become steep

13. When Jocasta begs him to stop his investigation and runs off, how does Oedipus say he feels about potentially discovering something bad about his natural parents?
(a) Oedipus is afraid that he will find out that the prophecy is already fulfilled.
(b) Oedipus is afraid that if he finds out his true heritage, the people may not want him as king.
(c) Oedipus is not concerned and wants to know his true origin.
(d) Oedipus believes that his natural family will turn out to be even better than his adopted one.

14. What is the position of the chorus, as stated by the chorus leader, in the conflict between Oedipus and Creon?
(a) Oedipus needs to question Teiresias more closely.
(b) Oedipus needs to defend himself.
(c) Oedipus should resign as king.
(d) Oedipus should not judge Creon prematurely.

15. Who does Jocasta say told her about Laius' death?
(a) a servant who escaped
(b) three of the injured men
(c) Creon
(d) Teiresias