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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat deed had Oedipus accomplished that makes the people believe that he is “the man surest in mortal ways/And wisest in the ways of God”?He’d solved the riddle of the Sphinx and it killed itself.He had defeated the Cretan Bull.He killed the Nemean Lion.He killed the Lernean Hydra, a nine headed monster.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat has been happening in Thebes that brings all members of the community to Oedipus’s palace for answers?A terrible beast, a Sphinx, has been terrifying the city.A raging volcano has sent rivers of lava through the streets.A plague has descended upon the entire city; death and decay is everywhere.Gigantic swarms of locusts have descended upon the city.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the people of Thebes want Oedipus to do for them?They blame him for the problems and want him to leave town.They want him to rid Thebes of the problems and restore the city.They want him to make a sacrifice to Zeus to appease the gods.They want him to offer his youngest daughter to the fiery volcano
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho is Creon?He is Oedipus’s brother and second in command in Thebes.He is Oedipus’s eldest son.He is Jocasta’s, Oedipus’s wife’s brother.He is a priest at the temple of Delphi.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho does Oedipus send to Delphi to learn how to save Thebes?JocastaCreonLaiusAntigone
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat suggestion does Creon make when Oedipus asks about the message from the god, Apollo?Creon suggests that they make a sacrifice to Apollo as soon as possible.Creon suggests that Oedipus himself make a pilgrimage to Delphi.Creon suggests that they create stone levis to keep the lava out of the streets.Creon suggests that they talk privately somewhere about the god’s message.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho is Laius?He is Oedipus’s eldest son.He is Creon’s brother.He is Jocasta’s first husband.He is a prophet.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceNo one attempted to find out the truth about what had happened to Laius because:they were too busy trying to defeat the Sphinx that was terrifying Thebesthey thought they already knew the truth.Jocasta told the people that she was distraught enough without learning more.everyone who tried to learn the truth ended up dead.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTo which three gods does the Chorus pray for helpThey pray to Zeus, Hermes, and Apollo.They pray to Athena, Artemis, and Apollo.They pray to Zeus, Poseidon, and Apollo.They pray to Athena, Zeus, and Apollo.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Chorus wants the gods to:destroy whatever enemy is bringing the plague upon Thebes.send them a hero to defend them.punish Oedipus for not following through on learning who murdered Laius.divert the molten lava away from Thebes.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat promise does Oedipus make to anyone who comes forward with information about Laius’s murder?Oedipus will give a handsome reward of gold.He says that no harm will come to anyone who comes forward.He will give a formal pardon for the treason of withholding informationOedipus makes no promises; he demands that anyone with information come forward.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceOedipus berates (scolds) his people with regard to King Laius because:they gave the crown to Oedipus so soon after the king’s death.they showed no respect for the king because they held no funeral rite in his honor.no statue was erected in King Laios’s memory.if the oracle had not commanded it, they would have ignored their king’s murderer.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho does the Choragos suggest could help Oedipus locate the whereabouts of the murderer?CreonTeiresiasJocastaApollo
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhen Oedipus asks the prophet to reveal the name of the murderer, what is the prophet’s response?Although Teiresias knows the answer, it is better that no one else ever learns the truth.The king was never murdered at all; he is still alive in another land.He claims that Jocasta murdered her husband.He claims that he does not know because Apollo has kept the name from him.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat conclusion does Oedipus jump to when the prophet continually refuses to give specific information about the events surrounding the death of King Laius?Teiresias is a false prophet and has created prophecies for gold.The prophet is really King Laius in disguise.Teriesias must have been in on the plot to kill Laius.Teriesias is lying to cover up the fact that he has no prophetic powers.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho does the prophet finally reveal as the murderer of King Laius?JocastaCreonTeiresiasOedipus
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWho is said to be most concerned with the fate of Laius’s murder?OedipusTeiresiasJocastaCreon
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho does Oedipus accuse of being behind a plot to destroy him?Jocasta and ApolloTeiresias and CreonApollo and OedipusChoragos and Teiresias
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho does the Chorus say will follow the killer wherever he goes?the Fatesthe FuriesApolloZeus
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat seems to be the attitude of the Chorus in Ode I toward the prophet’s revelation?They are respectful because he is a wise man and should be listened to.They are angry because the prophet has spoken evil words and lies.They are afraid because they know the prophet speaks only the truth but they support OedipusThey are vengeful because they believe that he is in on the death of King Laius.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Creon upset at the opening of scene 2?Oedipus has accused him of treason.King Laius was never given a proper burial.Jocasta believes that he is plotting against her husband.Teiresias has foretold an evil omen for Creon.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Creon’s defense against the accusations against him?He claims that Laius’s body was never returned to Thebes, so he could not have given Laius a proper burial.He says that he would never do anything to cause his sister, Jocasta, any pain.Why would he want the stress of being king when he already enjoys the same perks?He claims that Teiresias is a liar, and that his fate is his own; no evil awaits him.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho does the Choragos claim can settle the dispute between Oedipus and Creon?TeiresiasApolloZeusJocasta
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat convinces Oedipus to allow Creon to leave?The Choragos says that things are bad enough without the two of them fighting.He finally realizes that Creon is telling the truth.He did not have enough evidence against Creon, so he was forced to let him go.Jocasta begged for her brother’s life and Oedipus relented.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat “proof” does Jocasta offer that prophets do not tell the truth?She had been told that she would marry her own son, but she’d killed the child.Her husband had been told that his own son would kill him, but he was killed by bandits at a crossroads.The rains never come exactly when they are predicted to.The gods create “fate” at their whim; the prophets cannot foresee the gods’ intentions.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Oedipus’s reaction to hearing that Laius was killed in a place where three highways met?He wants to go to the spot and search for clues to the murder.He remembers an altercation he once had in the some location.He is angry that a king would die in such an undignified manner.He wants to erect a monument at the place in Laius’s memory
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat became of the only surviving member of the attack on King Laius’s party?He hanged himself as soon as he returned.He became the leader of the new king’s sentries.He begged Jocasta to send him as far from Thebes as possible.He was executed for failure to protect the king.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhy had Oedipus fled Corinth many years before?An oracle told him that he would kill his father and marry his mother.He had killed a man.He was wrongly accused of treason by King Polybos.He wanted to go out and explore the world.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWho does Oedipus insist Jocasta send for?She sends for Teiresias the prophet.She sends for brother Creon.She sends for the surviving member of Laius’s entourage.She sends for the leader of the king’s sentries.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Ode II, what can be said about the hearts of mortals?They are weak in fear of the gods.They are strong in faith.They are loyal to their leaders.They no longer know Apollo, and have lost reverence for the gods.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceTo whom does Jocasta make an offering?ZeusAphroditeApolloArtemis
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat news does the messenger from Corinth bring to Thebes?The King of Corinth is preparing to make war on Thebes.A warrant has been issued for Oedipus’s arrest for treason.Oedipus’s father, wishes for his son to pay a visit.The King of Corinth is dead, and Oedipus is to be crowned King.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceHow does Oedipus react to the Corinthian messenger’s news?He is fearful of being charged with treason against the Corinthian crown.He is filled with relief.He prepares for war with Corinth.He prepares to visit his father.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceHow did Polybos die?He was killed by his son.He was murdered by his wife.He died of old age.His death is shrouded in mystery.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWho does Oedipus claim to still fear in Corinth?He fears the family of the man he’d killed many years before.He fears Merope, the wife of Polybos.He fears the priest at the temple at Delphi.He fears the ghost of Polybos.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceSpecifically, what is Oedipus afraid of in Corinth?He is afraid that he will marry his mother and the two will bear children.He is afraid that he will be overcome by rage at being accused of treason.He is afraid that he will be executed for murder.He is afraid that he will be blamed for the death of the king.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat revelation does the messenger make to Oedipus?King Polybos’s murderer has already been caught.Oedipus was born to a servant of the King of Corinth, not to his mother Merope.The messenger is really King Laius who had been in hiding from Creon for years.Polybos was not Oedipus’s natural father.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceHow did Polybos come to raise Oedipus as his own son?Polybos is his father; it is natural that he would raise his son.Polybos found the abandoned infant Oedipus in the forest while out hunting.The messenger had been given an infant found in the mountains and he, in turn, gave the child to the king and queen.Although the illegitimate son of a servant girl, Polybos took the infant in when the girl died.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWho begs Oedipus to forget about finding the truth of his parentage?CreonJocastaTeiresiasthe messenger from Corinth
- 40. Multiple ChoiceUpon what mountain had the infant Oedipus been found?Mt. CithaeronMt. SinaiMt. OlympusMt. Everest
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWho identified the old shepherd as the man who spared the infant Oedipus?JocastaCreonTeiresiasthe Corinthian messenger
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the shepherd say he’d tended his sheep?He tended them on Mt. Citaeron.He tended them in pastures between Corinth and Sparta.He tended them in pastures between Thebes and Athens.He tended them on Mt. Olympus.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceHow did the shepherd and the messenger from Corinth know each other?They are brothers.They’d tended their flocks together for three seasons.The old shepherd is the messenger’s father.They’d both served in the king’s guard.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceHow does the shepherd react when the messenger states that King Oedipus was the baby the shepherd had given him?He is surprised that the child had survived.He is repulsed by the fact that his king was of such a low birth. v>He tells the messenger to hold his tongue.He embraces Oedipus and weeps openly.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceHow does Oedipus react to the shepherd’s reluctance to speak?He is sympathetic because the shepherd is so emotional about Oedipus’s true identity.He becomes angry and threatens to kill the shepherd.He is insulted that a lowly shepherd would be repulsed by Oedipus’s common birth.He threatens to banish the shepherd from Thebes forever.
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWho had originally given the infant to the shepherd?JocastaLaiusCreonTeiresias
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhy had the infant been handed over to the shepherd to begin with?He would grow to be more handsome than his own vain father.His poor parents could not afford to care for the child.It had been foretold that he would grow to kill his father and marry his mother.He was born with deformed feet and his parents did not want him.
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThe shepherd didn’t destroy the infant as instructed because:it was his own child.he wanted to secretly raise the child to come back and take vengeance on the king.he thought he had; he did not know that the child survived.he pitied the infant and gave it to someone far away from Thebes.
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat truth does Oedipus learn?The shepherd is his true father.Jocasta has been unfaithful and his children are really the shepherd’s children.The prophecy was right; he killed his father (Laius) and married his mother (Jocasta).Merope, his mother, had an affair with Laius, and Laius is his true father.
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhose “great days are like ghosts gone”?Apollo’sOedipus’sJocasta'sCreon’s
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat news does the second messenger bring?Oedipus’s children have been killed.Merope has also died; the prophecy was wrong.Teiresias has been murdered by Jocasta.Jocasta is dead.
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the messenger claim to have heard beyond the locked doors to the Queen’s apartment?He heard her screaming some absurdities about King Laios and Oedipus, but he could not understand her.He heard a terrible fight between the Queen and the prophet Teiresias.He heard the Queen’s screams as she was murdered by Teiresias.He heard the Queen smashing everything in the apartment.
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat takes the messenger’s attention away from the din in the Queen’s room?Creon tries to break the door to the apartment down.Oedipus runs in calling for a sword and cursing his wife.The children, Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene run screaming through the halls.There is a sudden, horrible silence in the room.
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to Jocasta?Oedipus strangles her.She hangs herself.Creon stabs her.She kills Teiresias because of his prophecies.
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Oedipus do after he held Jocasta in his arms?He slit her throat.He cries and tells her that he forgave her everything.He pushes her roughly aside in disgust.He takes the brooches from her gown and blinds himself.
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Oedipus claim he will do now that the truth is known?He will take his family and leave town.He will kill himself.He will exile himself just as he said he would do to the murderer of King Laius.He wants Creon to execute him.
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWho does Oedipus blame for his fate?ApolloJocastaLaiusCreon
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWho takes over as the ruler of Thebes?TeiresiasPolyneices, Oedipus’s sonCreonEteocles, Oedipus’s son
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWho had been sent for to say good-bye to Oedipus?Polyneices and EteoclesPolyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and IsmeneCreon >Antigone and Ismene
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhat finally becomes of Oedipus?He lives in self-exile on Mt. Cithaeron where he should have died as an infant.He is executed for treason.He hangs himself.He takes the crown in Corinth and the rightful king.
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