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Oedipus Rex
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Question 1 of 12
Who killed the previous king of Thebes?
A
Laius
B
Oedipus
C
Jocasta
D
Creon
Question 2 of 12
Who does Oedipus send to the oracle at Delphi?
A
Eteocles
B
Polyneices
C
Antigone
D
Creon
Question 3 of 12
Who is Tiresias?
A
An oracle
B
One of the Gods
C
A blind prophet
D
The king of Corinth
Question 4 of 12
Why did Oedipus leave Corinth?
A
To find who killed Laius
B
He was exiled
C
To find his real parents
D
To prevent a prophecy
Question 5 of 12
What does the messenger from Corinth tell Oedipus?
A
His parents request for him to come home
B
His mother is dead
C
Both his parents are dead
D
His father is dead
Question 6 of 12
What will cure the city of the plague?
A
Nothing
B
Medicine
C
Finding Laius' killer
D
Ridding of the ill citizens
Question 7 of 12
Which two people does Oedipus accuse of killing Laius?
A
Jocasta and Tiresias
B
Jocasta and Creon
C
Creon and Tiresias
D
Polybus and Merope
Question 8 of 12
What is the genre of this play?
A
Satire
B
Comedy
C
Tragedy
D
Epic
Question 9 of 12
Who is the author of this play?
A
Sophocles
B
Aristotle
C
Euripides
D
Aeschylus
Question 10 of 12
How does Jocasta die?
A
Oedipus kills her
B
She hangs herself
C
Creon kills her
D
She doesn't die
Question 11 of 12
Who are Oedipus' real parents?
A
Polybus and Jocasta
B
Laius and Merope
C
Laius and Jocasta
D
Polybus and Merope
Question 12 of 12
How did Oedipus become blind?
A
The gods sent birds to blind him
B
The gods punished him for calling Tiresias blind by making him blind
C
He used the sword his servants fetched and stabbed his eyes
D
He used the golden pins of Jocasta's dress and stabbed his eyes
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