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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long would the shepherds stay in the fields each year?
(a) nine months
(b) three months
(c) six months
(d) one month

2. As the second messenger prefaces his news, what does he say brings us the most pain?
(a) what the gods do to us
(b) what we do to ourselves
(c) what we do to each other
(d) what we cannot foresee

3. What does Oedipus say the killers had to have?
(a) a dictate from a prophet
(b) a promise of reward from Corinth
(c) a dictate from a god
(d) financial help from Thebes

4. How many sons does Oedipus have?
(a) three
(b) two
(c) four
(d) one

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jocasta say about human prophecy?

2. What does the chorus want to know from Oedipus when he emerges from the palace?

3. What does Creon say Oedipus should do to get proof of Creon's innocence?

4. Who does Creon want to consult before he does what Oedipus desires?

5. What does Oedipus pray for his daughters?

(see the answer key)

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