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1
Who was the sadist that didn’t have Netflix and got his entertainment from watching Oedipus suffer?
Zeus.
Apollo
Ares
Aphrodite
2
The correct answer to the riddle of the Sphinx was
wind.
42.
man.
where three roads meet.
3
The vocabulary term hubris is the most similar to
immortality.
overbearing pride.
prophecy.
honesty.
4
Oedipus was born in
Thebes.
Athens.
Corinth.
Mount Kithairon.
5
Oedipus killed Laius
with a noose.
with a boulder.
with his bare hands.
with a spear.
6
Out of desperation, the chorus prays to Apollo, Zeus, and the goddess of the hunt, known as
Aphrodite.
Sisyphus.
Artemis.
Athena.
7
Mr. Shaeffer has a degree in theatre from...
UAF.
Washington State.
SDSU.
Notre Dame.
8
What did the snake bite turn Teiresias into?
a woman
a king
a snake
It killed him.
9
Which character dies by hanging?
Oedipus
Eteocles
Jocasta
Tiresias
10
The sequel to this tragedy is titled
Agamemnon.
Aphrodite.
Antigone.
Achilles.
11
Which Greek author wrote Oedipus and Antigone?
Shakespeare
Euripides
Sophocles
Aeschylus
12
What does the name Oedipus mean?
swollen foot
cursed son
wandering king
proud ruler
13
The messenger from Corinth brings news of
Merope's death.
Laius' death.
Tiresias' death.
Polybus' death.
14
Who gets the last lines in this tragedy?
The chorus, of course.
Oedipus
King Creon
Antigone
15
Which psychologist coined the term "Oedipus complex"?
Jean-Paul Sartre
Frasier Crane
Sigmund Freud
Sir William Golding
16
Oedipus stabbed his eyes out using
his royal dagger.
a herald's sword.
the queen's jewelry.
a guard's spear.
17
How many kids did Jocasta and Oedipus have together?
4
3
2
only one.
18
Which NBA team was just fined $50,000 for publicly discussing a supermax extension contract?
the Boston Celtics
the New York Nicks
the L.A. Lakers
the Milwaukee Bucks
19
Who will rule over Thebes once Oedipus banishes himself?
Tiresias
Polyneices
Creon
Polybus
20
Current events: Scientists have just discovered a dinosaur species named Ledumahadi mafube.
mischief lizard.
rapid abductor of eggs.
giant thunderclap at dawn.
leader of titans.
21
Oedipus killed several men with his bare hands and with
his walking staff.
a broadsword.
a bow and arrow.
a short knife.
22
Who is the first person that Oedipus banishes from Thebes?
Tiresias
Polyneices
Ares
Eteocles
