Oedipus Quiz 29-62

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What news does the messenger from Corinth bring to Oedipus? (Check all that apply)

Oedipus married his mother

Oedipus killed his father

Polybus died

Polybus is not Oedipus's real father

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Who wrote Oedipus the King?

Socrates

Perseus

Sophocles

Zeus

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Why is Creon so upset at the beginning of the scene?

Oedipus has accused him of murder

Tiresias is taking too long to get to Thebes

The people are blaming him for the murder

Oedipus got angry with him for taking to long to talk to Apollo

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Why does Oedipus say the people should believe him more than Tiresias?

Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx; Tiresias did not

Oedipus knows more than prophets do

Tiresias has been wrong too many times before

Tiresias is too old to be trusted

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What does Oedipus first he likely has done based on Jocasta's story?

He may have killed his dad

He is not the son of Polybus and Merope

He may have murdered Laius

He married his mom

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Why does Jocasta think that Oedipus should not listen to Tiresias or any other prophet of the Gods?

The gods were wrong about her prophecy and don't know anything

She wants Creon to be King

She doesn't care about the murder

She wants to rule Thebes by herself

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Who does Oedipus want to talk to that can prove whether he killed Laius or not?

Apollo

Tiresias

The Shepherd

Creon

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Why does Creon say he doesn't want to be King?

He wants to be King of Corinth instead

He doesn't want to marry his sister

He is afraid of the curse

He doesn't want the responsibility Oedipus has

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What is dramatic irony?

When you think one thing will happen and something else does

When things become really dramatic and tense

When the author gives hints about what will happen later

When the audience knows more than the characters do

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Why does Oedipus think the death of Polybus is good news?

He can now go visit his mother

He has always wanted to be King of Corinth

He didn't like him much

He did not murder his father

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