Oedipus the King, Episode 2

Why is Creon upset at the opening of episode two?

• Oedipus has accused him of treason.

• King Laius was never given a proper burial.

• Iocaste believes that he is plotting against her husband.

• Iocaste believes that he is plotting against her husband.

What is Creon’s defense against the accusations against him?

• He claims that Laius’s body was never returned to Thebes, so he could not have given Laius a proper burial.

• He says that he would never do anything to cause his sister, Jocasta, any pain.

• Why would he want the stress of being king when he already enjoys the same perks?

• He claims that Tiresias is a liar, and that his fate is his own; no evil awaits him.

What does Oedipus say he wants to do to Creon?

• He wants to banish him.

• He wants to reward him.

• He wants him executed.

• He wants him imprisoned for life.

When Jocasta comes out of the palace, what role does she play?

• Peacekeeper and mediator 
• Judge and jury
• Wife and sister
• Executioner

What convinces Oedipus to allow Creon to leave?

• The Chorus says that things are bad enough without the two of them fighting.

• He finally realizes that Creon is telling the truth.

• He did not have enough evidence against Creon, so he was forced to let him go.

• Jocasta begged for her brother’s life and insisted Oedipus trust his sworn oath.

What “proof” does Jocasta offer that prophets do not tell the truth?

• She had been told that she would marry her own son, but she’d killed the child.

• The Oracle gave her a different prophecy

• The rains never come exactly when they are predicted to.

• The gods create “fate” at their whim; the prophets cannot foresee the gods’ intentions.

What is Oedipus’s reaction to hearing that Laius was killed in a place where three highways met?

• He wants to go to the spot and search for clues to the murder.
• He remembers an altercation he once had in the same location.
• He is angry that a king would die in such an undignified manner.
• He wants to erect a monument at the place in Laius’s memory.

Why did Oedipus go to the oracle at Delphi? 

• To figure out how to defeat the sphinx. 
• To ask why the plague is happening. 
• To find more information about Lauis's killer.
• To ask if his parents are really his parents. 

What is the prophecy Oedipus heard from the Oracle?

• A son will murder his wife and his children.
• A son will murder his father and marry his mother.
• A son will murder his mother and his father.
• A son will never marry and murder his father.

Where does Oedipus originally believe he is from?

• Thebes
• Crete
• Corinth
• Sparta