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