Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx

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2nd Grade
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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
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