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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What gives Oedipus hope that he did not kill Laius?
(a) The murder seems to have taken place at a different time than Oedipus remembers.
(b) The survivor reported being attacked by a band of thieves, not one man.
(c) The survivor may see Oedipus's face and be able to identify that he's not the killer.
(d) The description of the carriage does not match the one Oedipus remembers.
2. Why does the messenger tell Oedipus he is not Polybus' son?
(a) The messenger wants to relieve Oedipus's fear.
(b) The messenger wants to frighten Oedipus.
(c) The messenger wants to prove prophecies are meaningless.
(d) The messenger wants to stop Oedipus from offending Apollo.
3. What does Jocasta say about human prophecy?
(a) Human prophets are the voices of gods.
(b) No human is skilled in prophecy.
(c) Oedipus is a fool not to listen to human prophets.
(d) Some human prophets are true and some are false.
4. Who does the chorus think can help end the conflict between Creon and Oedipus?
(a) Jocasta
(b) the oracle
(c) Apollo
(d) Teiresias
5. When Jocasta begs him to stop his investigation and runs off, how does Oedipus say he feels about potentially discovering something bad about his natural parents?
(a) Oedipus is not concerned and wants to know his true origin.
(b) Oedipus believes that his natural family will turn out to be even better than his adopted one.
(c) Oedipus is afraid that he will find out that the prophecy is already fulfilled.
(d) Oedipus is afraid that if he finds out his true heritage, the people may not want him as king.
6. What does Jocasta advise Oedipus about his fears?
(a) to ignore prophecies and live life as best he can
(b) to act to try to fulfill the prophecy
(c) to accept the prophecy, since he can't change the future
(d) to act to try to avoid the prophecy
7. What does Oedipus tell Jocasta, when she begs him to tell her what's troubling him?
(a) He yells at her and sends her into the palace.
(b) He agrees to tell her his worries.
(c) He tells her that there is nothing troubling her.
(d) He refuses to tell her, since what he suspects is so bad.
8. Where did the messenger find the infant Oedipus?
(a) by the banks of a river
(b) on the doorstep of his home
(c) on the border of Corinth
(d) in the valleys of Clithaeron
9. How does Oedipus react to the chorus' pleas?
(a) Oedipus refuses to listen to the chorus.
(b) Oedipus decides not to change his decision, though the chorus makes him doubtful.
(c) Oedipus is convinced by the chorus and gladly does what they ask.
(d) Oedipus gives in to the chorus unwillingly, foreseeing doom to himself.
10. Who is with the approaching shepherd?
(a) servants of Oedipus
(b) Teiresias
(c) no one
(d) a priest of Apollo
11. In the encounter between Oedipus and the stranger in the carriage, what was the initial violent act?
(a) Oedipus whipped the stranger.
(b) The stranger struck Oedipus with his sword.
(c) The stranger whipped Oedipus.
(d) The herald struck Oedipus with his sword.
12. Who asks the old shepherd whether he gave an infant baby to the messenger years ago?
(a) Jocasta
(b) the messenger
(c) the chorus leader
(d) Oedipus
13. What does Creon accuse Oedipus of?
(a) framing him to cover Oedipus's own crimes
(b) being stubborn and forgetting common sense
(c) being stupid and not the one to answer the Sphinx's riddle
(d) being power hungry and greedy
14. Does the messenger identify the shepherd as the man he mentioned earlier?
(a) Yes, but the messenger must question the shepherd before being certain.
(b) No, the messenger knows it's him but won't identify him.
(c) Yes, the messenger identifies him easily.
(d) No, the messenger doesn't think he's the same man.
15. What does Jocasta chide Oedipus and Creon for?
(a) not listening to each other
(b) not listening to the oracle
(c) making the gods upset
(d) fighting when the town's in trouble
Short Answer Questions
1. When Creon turns the tables and begins questioning Oedipus, what is the first question he asks?
2. What simile does Jocasta use to describe the people of Thebes?
3. How does the messenger say Jocasta will feel about his news?
4. What does Oedipus do when the shepherd won't tell about giving away the infant?
5. What does Creon say his current position brings?
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