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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 sentence does Oedipus want to give to Creon for his crime?
(a) imprisonment
(b) death
(c) banishment
(d) mutilation
2. What is Oedipus' initial reaction when Creon asks to explain himself?
(a) Oedipus says he'll listen, but he's afraid of Creon's smooth tongue.
(b) Oedipus says that he'll listen, and he hopes he can trust Creon.
(c) Oedipus is eager to hear Creon's explanation.
(d) Oedipus refuses to listen to anything Creon has to say.
3. What does Oedipus tell the messenger he regrets about leaving Corinth?
(a) having taken on the burden of ruling Thebes
(b) having met Jocasta
(c) having met Creon
(d) not seeing his parents
4. How long would the shepherds stay in the fields each year?
(a) nine months
(b) three months
(c) one month
(d) six months
5. 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 prove prophecies are meaningless.
(c) The messenger wants to stop Oedipus from offending Apollo.
(d) The messenger wants to frighten Oedipus.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jocasta say about human prophecy?
2. Where does the messenger want Oedipus to go?
3. What possible explanation does the chorus leader give for Oedipus' charge against Creon?
4. What is the position of the chorus, as stated by the chorus leader, in the conflict between Oedipus and Creon?
5. Where did the old shepherd grow up?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jocasta's description of the place where Laius was killed mean to Oedipus?
2. How does Jocasta react to the messenger's news?
3. How does the chorus react to Creon's self defense?
4. Why does Jocasta try to stop Oedipus from trying to find out the truth of his birth?
5. What caused the scar on Oedipus' ankles?
6. What is the chorus' attitude toward Oedipus, in his conflict with Creon?
7. What does the old shepherd say was his motive in giving the infant to the messenger, when they were both shepherds together?
8. What is Oedipus's attitude toward his wife?
9. What is the first thing Oedipus tells Jocasta, when he tells her about the argument between himself and Creon?
10. How does Oedipus react to Creon's self defense?
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