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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the scene, what does Oedipus ask the people to stand up and take?
(a) their suppliant branches
(b) pity on him in his misery
(c) arms
(d) the news to the outlying farms

2. Who does the priest ask to come as the people's savior?
(a) Oedipus
(b) Laius
(c) Creon
(d) Phoebus

3. Who does the priest suggest Oedipus listen to, in order to solve the town's problems?
(a) the gods or wise men
(b) the blind prophet
(c) the town elders
(d) Zeus's oracle

4. 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.

5. What does Oedipus say he's been doing in his sorrow?
(a) He's been thinking about possible paths to a solution.
(b) He's been paralyzed by the horror that's come on the town.
(c) He's been offering sacrifices to all the gods.
(d) He's been carefully questioning all the townspeople who could help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Teiresias say he was "wise enough" to?

2. What does the priest say that Oedipus will be king of, if he doesn't solve the town's problems?

3. What does Creon say about the god's call to avenge Laius' death now?

4. What does Creon say stopped the city from looking into the king's death?

5. What does Oedipus accuse Creon of?

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