2. Why does Oedipus say he must remain afraid?
(a) because the prophets speak for the gods
(b) because they have no proof of what the messenger says
(c) because the prophecy will probably be fulfilled in some surprising way
(d) because his mother is still alive

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

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

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

6. What gives Oedipus hope that he did not kill Laius?
(a) The survivor reported being attacked by a band of thieves, not one man.
(b) The survivor may see Oedipus's face and be able to identify that he's not the killer.
(c) The murder seems to have taken place at a different time than Oedipus remembers.
(d) The description of the carriage does not match the one Oedipus remembers.

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

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

9. What was Oedipus' response to the information he got from the oracle at Delphi, when he asked about his parentage?
(a) Oedipus confined himself to a room in his father's palace.
(b) Oedipus went to ask his parents about it.
(c) Oedipus asked the oracle for more clarity.
(d) Oedipus ran away from Corinth.

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

11. What does Oedipus do when the messenger questions him about the prophecy that drove Oedipus away from his parents?
(a) Oedipus tells the messenger the prophecy.
(b) Oedipus tells the messenger to ask the prophet about it.
(c) Oedipus tells the messenger he has no right to know the prophecy.
(d) Oedipus tells the messenger he has no wish to repeat the prophecy, or think about it.

12. How does Oedipus react to the chorus' pleas?
(a) Oedipus is convinced by the chorus and gladly does what they ask.
(b) Oedipus gives in to the chorus unwillingly, foreseeing doom to himself.
(c) Oedipus refuses to listen to the chorus.
(d) Oedipus decides not to change his decision, though the chorus makes him doubtful.

13. What nationality does Oedipus say the mother who raised him was?
(a) Macedonian
(b) Dorain
(c) Ionian
(d) Aeolian

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

15. What does Creon say Oedipus should do to get proof of Creon's innocence?
(a) question his sister Jocasta
(b) speak with Teiresias again
(c) talk to the oracle at Delphi
(d) look inside his own heart