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Oedipus: Episode 1 Review

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  • 1. Multiple Choice
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    Why are the people of Thebes in despair at the beginning of the play?

    a seer has predicted a flood

    a king has been murdered

    the Sphinx is holding the city captive

    a plague is killing people and livestock

  • 2. Multiple Choice
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    What is the sphinx?

    a statue in ancient Egypt

    a mythological monster who can turn people to stone

    a mythological monster with a body that is half woman, half lion

    a mythological monster that loves corn dogs

  • 3. Multiple Choice
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    What is catharsis?

    the tragic flaw of a literary character

    when the main character recognizes his true nature and flaw

    the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

    excessive pride

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