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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creon do initially when he hears Oedipus charged him with causing Teiresias to lie?
(a) flees the city of Thebes
(b) talks to the people of Thebes
(c) challenges Oedipus to a fight
(d) makes a counterclaim of treason against Oedipus

2. When Creon turns the tables and begins questioning Oedipus, what is the first question he asks?
(a) whether Oedipus is married to Creon's sister
(b) whether Oedipus killed Laius
(c) whether the townspeople believe Oedipus is guilty
(d) whether there is some unknown explanation for Teiresias's information

3. What part of her and Laius' infant child does Jocasta say Laius bound?
(a) his knees
(b) his elbows
(c) his ankles
(d) his wrists

4. Where did the messenger find the infant Oedipus?
(a) on the doorstep of his home
(b) on the border of Corinth
(c) in the valleys of Clithaeron
(d) by the banks of a river

5. What does Jocasta question the chorus about, after Creon leaves?
(a) the interview between Oedipus and Teiresias
(b) the progress toward finding Laius's murderer
(c) what happened between Oedipus and Creon
(d) the state of the farms and the townspeople

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jocasta say before she leaves?

2. What does Oedipus say that he still fears, after hearing the news of Polybus' death?

3. Who is with the approaching shepherd?

4. What is Oedipus' initial reaction when Creon asks to explain himself?

5. What sentence does Oedipus want to give to Creon for his crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What main news does the messenger from Corinth bring?

2. What does Jocasta's description of the place where Laius was killed mean to Oedipus?

3. What is the shepherd's reaction to being questioned about the infant he gave away and being told that Oedipus is that infant?

4. How does Jocasta react to the messenger's news?

5. After Jocasta exits, when Oedipus is intent on finding out his true identity, how does the chorus feel about Oedipus' search?

6. What is the chorus' foremost concern?

7. What did the oracle at Delphi tell Oedipus about his parentage?

8. What prophecy does Jocasta tell Oedipus about?

9. What is the chorus' attitude toward Oedipus, in his conflict with Creon?

10. What is Jocasta's response, when Oedipus wants to find and question the shepherd that the messenger said gave him the infant Oedipus?

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