1. What does Creon ask Oedipus' servants to do when he approaches Oedipus outside the palace?
(a) take Oedipus away, inside the palace
(b) kill Oedipus out of vengeance
(c) bring him Jocasta's body
(d) kill Oedipus out of mercy

2. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?
(a) Teiresias is only faking blindness.
(b) Teiresias's prophecies conflict with the oracle.
(c) Teiresias changes his prophesies from one day to the next.
(d) Teiresias did not answer the Sphinx's riddle.

3. What does Oedipus do when the shepherd won't tell about giving away the infant?
(a) Oedipus threatens to banish him from the kingdom.
(b) Oedipus asks the messenger if he's lying about the incident.
(c) Oedipus offers him money and a comfortable home.
(d) Oedipus threatens him and asks someone to bind his hands.

4. How does Oedipus react to the chorus' pleas?
(a) Oedipus refuses to listen to the chorus.
(b) Oedipus is convinced by the chorus and gladly does what they ask.
(c) Oedipus gives in to the chorus unwillingly, foreseeing doom to himself.
(d) Oedipus decides not to change his decision, though the chorus makes him doubtful.

5. Does the messenger identify the shepherd as the man he mentioned earlier?
(a) Yes, the messenger identifies him easily.
(b) No, the messenger doesn't think he's the same man.
(c) Yes, but the messenger must question the shepherd before being certain.
(d) No, the messenger knows it's him but won't identify him.