Modified Oedipus Final Exam
This quiz covers Oedipus the King by Sophocles
- 1.What is the priest doing at the beginning of play?
- A.
Asking the gods for help to stop the plague
- B.
Accusing Oedipus of killing Laius
- C.
Asking Teiresias to predict the future
- 2.Where did Oedipus send Creon to at the beginning of the play?
- A.
To the Oracle at Delphi
- B.
To be banished from Thebes
- C.
To the crossroads to find Laius
- 3.What information did Creon get from the Oracle at Delphi?
- A.
That Jocasta is going to leave Oedipus for Creon
- B.
That Teiresias killed Laius over money
- C.
That the killer of Laius must be found to save the city
- 4.What should happen to the killer of Laius when he is found?
- A.
He must be put in jail for life
- B.
He must be sacrificed to the Sphnix
- C.
He must be banished from Thebes or put to death
- 5.Why didn't anyone go investigate the murder of Lauis when it happened? (Why did they wait so many years after his death?)
- A.
Jocasta went into labor with Oedipus
- B.
The people wanted to cover up Oedipus' murder of Lauis
- C.
The Sphnix was attacking the city
- 6.What does Oedipus announce to the people of Thebes after he hears the news from the Oracle?
- A.
That if the killer of Laius confesses now, he will only be banished
- B.
That if anyone knows who killed Laius, they should come tell Oedipus
- C.
Both A and B
- 7.Who did the people of Thebes think had killed Laius?
- A.
Teiresias
- B.
Jocasta
- C.
Robbers
- 8.Who does Creon tell Oedipus to send for?
- A.
Teiresias
- B.
The Sphnix
- C.
Jocasta
- 9.What does Teiresias tell Oedipus when he arrives?
- A.
That he knows who killed Laius, but he won't tell Oedipus
- B.
That Jocasta killed Lauis so she could sleep with Creon
- C.
That Creon killed Lauis
- 10.How does Oedipus respond when Teiresias accuses him of killing Lauis?
- A.
He turns himself into jail
- B.
He is happy to know the truth
- C.
He accuses Teiresias of murdering Lauis with Creon
- 11.How would you describe Oedipus attitude at the beginning of the play?
- A.
Arrogant and sure of himself
- B.
A bad king who is very lazy
- C.
A supportive husband
- 12.What does Jocasta attempt to prove to Oedipus about Teiresias' prophecy?
- A.
That it is not true
- B.
That Teiresias is really his father
- C.
That Creon killed Laius at the crossroads
- 13.Where was Lauis killed?
- A.
While fighting in battle
- B.
While walking on the crossroads
- C.
In jail for killing his son
- 14.Why does Jocasta's story about the prophecy that Lauis received upset Oedipus?
- A.
His father, Polybus was killed in the same way
- B.
He killed a man at the crossroads
- C.
He fought in the battle that Lauis was killed in
- 15.What did the Oracle tell Oedipus when he was a young boy?
- A.
That his mother was Jocasta
- B.
That he should never go to Thebes
- C.
That he would marry his mother and kill his father
- 16.What is Jocasta doing the next time she leaves the palace?
- A.
Killing her children
- B.
Running away from Thebes
- C.
To kill herself
- 17.Who gave Oedipus to Polybus and Merope when she was a baby?
- A.
The Sphnix
- B.
Teiresias
- C.
The Messenger
- 18.What news does the messenger bring from Cornith?
- A.
That Polybus was not Oedipus real father
- B.
That Polybus is dead
- C.
Both A and B
- 19.How does Jocasta respond to the messenger's story?
- A.
She stabs the messenger
- B.
She is horribly upset and begs Oedipus to stop asking questions
- C.
She is happy that the truth has come out
- 20.How did Jocosta die?
- A.
Creon poisons her
- B.
She kills herself
- C.
She gets ate by the Sphnix
- 21.What happens to Oedipus at the end of the play?
- A.
He stabs himself in the eyes
- B.
He is banished from Thebes
- C.
Both A and B
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