Oedipus Rex Quiz Test Questions And Answers
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You need to take this ultimate Oedipus Rex quiz test with questions and answers if you consider yourself to be a history buff. In this quiz, we will delve into the specific questions surrounding the legend and myth of Oedipus who suffered a great tragedy, to say any more would be comparable to giving spoilers so let's jump right in! Have fun while taking this quiz and don't forget to let all the other Oedipus Rex fans know about it!
- 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 of 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 for the Sphinx
- 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's murder of Laius
- C.
The Sphinx 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 know who killed Laius, they should come and 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 Sphinx
- 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 Laius, so she could sleep with Creon
- C.
That Creon killed Laius
- 10.How does Oedipus respond when Teiresias accuses him of killing Lauis?
- A.
He turns himself in to jail
- B.
He is happy to know the truth
- C.
He accuses Teiresias of murdering Laius 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.
Stupid and easily tricked
- 12.What does Jocasta attempt to prove to Oedipus about Teiresias' prophecy?
- A.
That it's not true
- B.
That Teiresias is really his father
- C.
That Creon murdered Laius
- 13.Where was Lauis killed?
- A.
While fighting in a battle
- B.
Traveling to Delphi
- 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 at man on the road
- C.
He fought in the battle that Laius 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.
Locking herself in her room to kill herself
- 17.Who gave Oedipus to Polybus and Merope when he was a baby?
- A.
The Sphinx
- B.
Teiresias
- C.
The messenger
- 18.What news does the messenger bring from Cornith?
- A.
That Polybus was not Oedipus's 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 eaten by the Sphinx
- 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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