Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx

Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx

2nd Grade

8 Qs

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Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx

Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx

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English

2nd Grade

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which character poses this riddle?

Oedipus

Zeus

the Sphinx

Icarus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Sphinx according to Greek mythology?

a beast with a cat's body, the face and neck of a human woman, and a tail

a beast with a lion’s body, the face and neck of a human woman, and wings

a beast with a lion's body, the face and neck of human man, and wings

a mystical creature, half feline, half human

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Sphinx that lived on a towering rock overlooking the road to Thebes?

a god

a hero

supernatural creature

a ghost

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the answer to the riddle: What is it that walks on four feet in the morning, on two feet at noon, and on three feet in the evening?

a dog

a Greek god

a baby

a man or human beings

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Walking on all fours in the morning” of our lives refers to what?

a cat

a baby

a dog

the Sphinx

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"On two feet at noon" is represented as what?

a Greek god

Oedipus

a man

the Sphinx

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"On three feet in the evening" is represented by what?

a tricycle

walking with a cane

a stick

a wheelchair

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Did Oedipus answer the Sphinx's riddle correctly?

Yes

No