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