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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creon say Oedipus should do to get proof of Creon's innocence?
(a) speak with Teiresias again
(b) look inside his own heart
(c) question his sister Jocasta
(d) talk to the oracle at Delphi

2. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's financial condition?
(a) that he is rich but cannot buy contentment
(b) that he is rich but not in spirit
(c) that he is rich with wealth but not love
(d) that he is rich but will be poor

3. What does Teiresias answer when Oedipus asks the identity of his father?
(a) That Oedipus truly knows who his father is.
(b) That Oedipus will be better off not knowing.
(c) That it will be revealed today and destroy Oedipus.
(d) That Oedipus has two fathers.

4. What is Oedipus' attitude toward Teiresias when he first speaks to the prophet?
(a) defensive and annoyed
(b) angry and ironic
(c) derisive and snide
(d) deferential and complimentary

5. What does Oedipus first say to Creon as he approaches?
(a) He asks what message the gods sent.
(b) He asks who Creon has spoken to.
(c) He asks why Creon is so late.
(d) He asks why Creon looks so strange.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oedipus say he's not punishing Teiresias?

2. At the beginning of the play, where have the townspeople gathered?

3. Why does the priest tell the people that they can leave at the end of the scene?

4. What does the priest call pestilence?

5. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?

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