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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the priest call pestilence?
(a) a fiery god
(b) a thundering beast
(c) a roaring lion
(d) a sinister snake

2. What does Teiresias say Oedipus doesn't know?
(a) the family he's come from
(b) the power of prophecy
(c) the name of the murderer
(d) the true wishes of the gods

3. What does the chorus say about Oedipus' possible motive for killing Laius?
(a) The chorus knows of no quarrel between the two houses.
(b) The chorus thinks Oedipus may have desired the throne.
(c) The chorus thinks Oedipus may have been angry.
(d) The chorus remembers rumors of a quarrel between the two houses.

4. Where does Creon say Laius was when he was killed?
(a) in the palace
(b) on the road to Delphi
(c) on an ocean voyage
(d) on the way to visit a nearby shepherd

5. Who speaks for the people of Thebes as their leader?
(a) the prophet of Hera
(b) the parliamentary leader
(c) the oracle
(d) the priest of Zeus

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's eyesight?

2. Where does Creon say the murderer of Lauis is?

3. According to Creon, who does a witness say killed Laius?

4. What does Teiresias say about his own wisdom, after Oedipus questions him about Laius' murderer?

5. Does Oedipus say he's ever met Laius?

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