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Borrowed Oedipus Part 1 Reading Comprehension quiz
Borrowed Oedipus Part 1 Reading Comprehension quiz
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Review for Part 1 of Oedipus the King
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1
Jocasta gives what reason for why Oedipus CANNOT be the murderer of Laius?
Oedipus was in Thebes when the murder happened
Laius killed himself
Laius was killed by his son
Laius was killed by many men
2
Creon, after consulting Apollo, discloses that what will stop the plague?
banishing Laius' murderer from Thebes
an ancient ritual
defeating the Sphinx
sacrificing all of the firstborn sons
3
Teiresias is:
the murderer of Laius
Jocasta's husband
the blind seer of Thebes
Oedipus' priest
4
Oedipus was raised in what city?
Delphi
Pythian
Corinth
Thebes
5
What problem is the city of Thebes facing at the start of the play?
plague
celebration
war
a Sphinx
6
What makes Oedipus think that Creon is plotting against him?
The Chorus
Teiresias
Jocasta
No one; wild assumptions
7
Creon claims what:
he is plotting with Teiresias
he is going to marry Jocasta
he knows who the murderer is
he does not want to be king of Thebes
8
Who is the author of
Oedipus the King
?
Sophocles
Homer
Thespis
Aristotle
9
When the audience knows something the characters do not, this is called:
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
tragic irony
10
Oedipus saying, "Upon the murderer I invoke this curse...may he wear out his life in misery" is
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
tragic irony
11
Jocasta is Oedipus':
mother
wife
aunt
sister
12
Who first accuses Oedipus of being the murderer of Laius?
Jocasta
The Herdsman
Creon
Teiresias
13
The purpose of The Chorus in
Oedipus
is:
to connect the play to the audience
to comment on the play's action
to sing and dance during intermission
to act as extras in the play
14
What does Jocasta say about Oracles/Prophecies?
always believe them
they are symbolic, not literal
they are meant to scare you
they don't always come true
15
Oedipus escaping Corinth after hearing that he would kill his father and then killing Laius is:
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
tragic irony