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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Oedipus sent Creon?
(a) to the kingdom of Corinth
(b) to Zeus's oracle
(c) to Apollo's shrine
(d) to wander the wilderness

2. Who does Teiresias say he serves?
(a) Oedipus
(b) Apollo
(c) Zeus
(d) Creon

3. What does Oedipus ask of the citizens of Thebes?
(a) He orders them to gather together and stay in their houses.
(b) He orders them to hold a great celebration in the town.
(c) He orders them to go to the shrines and give offerings to the gods.
(d) He orders them to reveal the murderer, if they know who he is.

4. What does Oedipus accuse Creon of?
(a) killing Laius and causing the plagues
(b) wanting to marry Jocasta himself
(c) setting the Sphinx upon Thebes
(d) trying to overthrow him for the sake of power and riches

5. What is Creon's relationship to Oedipus?
(a) brother-in-law
(b) father-in-law
(c) brother
(d) no relation

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

7. Where are the townspeople who are not gathered to speak with Oedipus?
(a) in the fields, trying to cure the diseases
(b) at home, caring for the sick
(c) at the gods' shrines asking for help
(d) in their graves

8. What does Creon say about the god's call to avenge Laius' death now?
(a) He says it is fitting.
(b) He says it is too late for revenge.
(c) He says the gods have asked the impossible.
(d) He says it will be an easy task.

9. What does Teiresias believe about future events?
(a) They can be stopped by his silence.
(b) He cannot change them.
(c) They are for the best.
(d) They can be stopped but only by Oedipus.

10. What does Creon say about Laius' companions when he was killed?
(a) They were all killed but one, who ran away.
(b) They were all killed.
(c) The king was alone.
(d) They all ran away.

11. What does the priest point out about Oedipus overcoming the Sphinx?
(a) Oedipus defeated the Sphinx only out of sheer luck.
(b) Oedipus used superior training to defeat the Sphinx, and no one else had the same benefits.
(c) Oedipus was able to defeat the Sphinx because of his powerful arm and his connections to royalty.
(d) Oedipus had no more knowledge or instruction than the townspeople, and yet was able to solve the riddle.

12. Where does Creon say the murderer of Lauis is?
(a) in Thebes
(b) on the nearby mountain
(c) in Corinth
(d) hiding in the countryside

13. Who does the priest say has gathered?
(a) all the sick and elderly townspeople
(b) all the young and hearty townspeople
(c) townspeople from the very young to the very old
(d) everyone but those ill from disease

14. What does the chorus leader tell Oedipus about the murderer?
(a) that he is not the murderer and doesn't know who the murderer is
(b) that he doesn't want to know who the murderer is
(c) that the murderer likely had nothing to do with Thebes
(d) that he suspects who the murderer is but doesn't know

15. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's eyesight?
(a) that he can see but not the past
(b) that he can see but not himself
(c) that he can see but not the future
(d) that he can see but will be blind

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oedipus' initial attitude toward the crowd that has gathered?

2. What does Teiresias say Oedipus doesn't know?

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

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

5. What does Oedipus say about the fact that Laius' death wasn't looked into before?

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