Oedipus Rex Quia test
The knowledge that his own son would slay him was given to Laius by whom?
Apollo
Why was Tiresias sent for by Oedipus?
Because he wants the truth about who killed Laius---- to solve the murder of Laius
The investigation of Lauis' murder is interrupted...
Because the Sphinx is threatening the city
What theme runs throughout the play?
Blindness
The ruling family of Thebes is descended from
Cadmus
Who is Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle?
Creon
True or False: When Polybus dies
Creon is named king of Corinth., False
Where is the Oracle of Apollo located?
Delphi
Jocasta is...
Devoted to her kind and country
Corinthian who first leads Oedipus to question his identity
Drunkard
True or False: Both Creon and Oedipus desire to be king.
False
True or False: Laius is to be believed to be slayed in battle.
False
True or False: Oedipus is king of Corinth.
False
True or False: Oedipus is named for the mountain where he was found.
False
True or False: Oedipus' daughters are Jocasta and Merope.
False
True or False: The people of Thebes come to Oedipus and beg him to rid them of the sphinx.
False
True or False: Tiresias' blindness symbolizes his inability to accurately foresee the future.
False
Oedipus believes that Tiresias...
He accuses him of treason and conspiracy with Creon to take down Oedipus. He claims that someone from Thebes is paying him.
The oneman that escaped Laius' killing: what did he ask?
He asked to be freed from the house of Laius and go to the country and tend to the flocks
Creon insists that...
He does not envy Oedipus' power
What does Creon learn from the Oracle?
He learns the cause of the plague---because Laius' death hasn't been avenged----killer must be found.
Oedipus' name comes from the fact that ...
His ankles were pierced/pinned together
Oedipus' greatest concern after his downfall is with...
His daughters he pleads with Creon to take care of his daughters
Why does Jocasta tell the story of her first son?
In order to persuade him to not believe in prophecies. Tells him that the prophecy hasn't been fulfilled- she believes that Oedipus is dead.
Oedipus' actual mother
Jocasta
After hearing the first messenger's report
Jocasta begs Oedipus to..., Stop seeking the truth
Former King of Thebes
Laius
Oedipus' adopted mother
Merope
True or False: As an infant
Oedipus was abandoned on Mt. Etna, False
As an infant
Oedipus was adopted in which city?, Corinth
Which of the following is not an example of irony in the play?
Oedipus' defeat of the Sphinx
Oedipus' adopted father
Polybus
Riddling Monster
Sphinx
Description of Oedipus
Stubborn in pursuit of the truth
Who does Oedipus learn that he is fated to kill his father and marry his mother?
The Oracle
Who was the servant that spares the child Oedipus?
The Shepherd
The chorus calms Oedipus and convinces Oedipus to spare...
The life of Creon
Why does Oedipus kill Lauis?
They forced him off the road and the old man struck him in the head.
Which character is the prophet who angrily reveals Oedipus' crime?
Tiresias
Why does Oedipus run away from Corinth?
To escape his prophecy/ to not fulfill it
True or False: An oracle is a revelation from the gods.
True
True or False: Creon and the chorus feel that it is not good to decide things quickly.
True
True or False: Oedipus blinds himself offstage
True
True or False: Oedipus had killed a man at an intersection of three roads.
True
True or False: Oedipus' sons are Eteocles and Polyneices.
True
True or False: The plague on Thebes will be lifted when the murderer of Laius is found.
True
True or False:The first messenger reveals that Oedipus is not Polybus' natural son.
True
When was Laius killed?
When Oedipus was going to Thebes
True or False: Though Creon denies that he envies Oedipus' power
he privately admits that he longs to be the king., False
In order for the plague to go
what should happen to the murderer of Laius?, He should be found and exiled.