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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As punishment for his crime, if Laius fathered any children, what would happen to the city of Thebes?
(a) It would be destroyed.
(b) It would be safe.
(c) It would be infested.
(d) It would rule all nations.

2. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ him.
(a) Blind.
(b) Lie.
(c) Imprision.
(d) Kill.

3. What is another name for the manifestation of the Curse of Oedipus?
(a) The Oracle.
(b) The Scary.
(c) The Fury.
(d) The Blind.

4. The image of Thebes is of a ________.
(a) Teenager.
(b) Woman.
(c) Man.
(d) Child.

5. The image of Thebes is considered the ______ of its citizens.
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Sister.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who punishes Laius for kidnapping and murdering his friend's son?

2. Who persuades his father-in-law to join with him and win the throne of Thebes by force?

3. _______ rescues Oedipus and raises him to adulthood.

4. Plays in ancient Greece are produced as part of what type of ceremony?

5. The Oracle foretells Laius that Oedipus would one day ______ his mother.

(see the answer key)

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