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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipus say hanging himself would be?
(a) something he lacks the courage to do
(b) a blissful exit from his troubles
(c) insufficient punishment
(d) yet another crime on his soul

2. Why does Oedipus ask Creon to speak in front of the townspeople?
(a) Oedipus wants to show the townspeople he's not afraid.
(b) Oedipus wants to show Creon that he's not afraid.
(c) Oedipus wants the townspeople to become used to Creon's voice.
(d) Oedipus feels more for the townspeople than for his own life.

3. What made Oedipus angry, when he encountered the stranger's carriage on the road?
(a) The stranger asked Oedipus why he had left his parents' home.
(b) The stranger insulted Oedipus as they passed each other.
(c) The stranger and his entourage tried to force Oedipus off the road.
(d) The stranger's entourage tried to arrest Oedipus for being a vagrant on the road.

4. Why does Oedipus say he must remain afraid?
(a) because they have no proof of what the messenger says
(b) because the prophets speak for the gods
(c) because the prophecy will probably be fulfilled in some surprising way
(d) because his mother is still alive

5. What reason does Teiresias give for not answering Oedipus' questions?
(a) He isn't sure about what he knows.
(b) He does not believe his own visions.
(c) He doesn't want to cause them both grief.
(d) He knows the truth, but the gods have told him not to say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possible explanation does the chorus leader give for Oedipus' charge against Creon?

2. Who does the priest ask to come as the people's savior?

3. Oedipus calls himself the mortal man that the gods...

4. What does Creon tell Oedipus about his power at the end of the play?

5. Does the chorus leader recognize the approaching shepherd?

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