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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the messenger find the infant Oedipus?
(a) in the valleys of Clithaeron
(b) on the doorstep of his home
(c) by the banks of a river
(d) on the border of Corinth

2. What does Creon do initially when he hears Oedipus charged him with causing Teiresias to lie?
(a) challenges Oedipus to a fight
(b) makes a counterclaim of treason against Oedipus
(c) talks to the people of Thebes
(d) flees the city of Thebes

3. Who does Jocasta say told her about Laius' death?
(a) Creon
(b) Teiresias
(c) a servant who escaped
(d) three of the injured men

4. What is Jocasta's answer, when Oedipus asks how tall and old Laius was?
(a) Laius was small with a gray beard.
(b) Laius was old and bent, but tall.
(c) Laius was big and had white hair.
(d) Laius was skinny and tall and young-looking.

5. Does Oedipus want to see the person the messenger says gave him the infant Oedipus?
(a) Yes, Oedipus wants to send the person out of town.
(b) No, Oedipus is afraid of what the person might say.
(c) Yes, Oedipus wants to question the person to find the truth.
(d) No, Oedipus doesn't think the person is important.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of her and Laius' infant child does Jocasta say Laius bound?

2. What city was the father who raised Oedipus from?

3. Who asks the old shepherd whether he gave an infant baby to the messenger years ago?

4. What does Creon accuse Oedipus of?

5. What does Oedipus tell Jocasta, when she begs him to tell her what's troubling him?

(see the answer key)

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