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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Oedipus' initial reaction when Creon asks to explain himself?
(a) Oedipus says he'll listen, but he's afraid of Creon's smooth tongue.
(b) Oedipus is eager to hear Creon's explanation.
(c) Oedipus says that he'll listen, and he hopes he can trust Creon.
(d) Oedipus refuses to listen to anything Creon has to say.
2. Why does the chorus think it's time for the murderer to flee?
(a) Oedipus is against him.
(b) Zeus' son, Apollo, is against him.
(c) Teiresias will eventually name him.
(d) The ire of the city is rising against him.
3. How does Teiresias respond when Oedipus says the prophet speaks in riddles?
(a) that Oedipus will wish this riddle were never solved
(b) that life is a riddle
(c) that the truth is as complex as a riddle
(d) that Oedipus is good at solving riddles
4. What does Oedipus accuse Creon of?
(a) setting the Sphinx upon Thebes
(b) wanting to marry Jocasta himself
(c) killing Laius and causing the plagues
(d) trying to overthrow him for the sake of power and riches
5. What does Oedipus say about the fact that Laius' death wasn't looked into before?
(a) Oedipus says the town should have looked into the murder.
(b) Oedipus says that the town knew it was bringing tragedy upon itself.
(c) Oedipus says that the town is actively covering up the murder.
(d) Oedipus says he understands that the town had other problems.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Oedipus say the killers had to have?
2. Who speaks for the people of Thebes as their leader?
3. What does Creon say can validate a man who is true?
4. What city was the father who raised Oedipus from?
5. Why does the priest tell the people that they can leave at the end of the scene?
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