Oedipus Final Review

Former King of Thebes; Father of Oedipus

• Creon
• Laius
• Tiresias
• Jocasta

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What does the name Oedipus mean?

• Swollen Face
• Forethought
• Swollen Foot
• Son of Pain

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Saved the people of Thebes from the Sphinx

• Odysseus
• Theseus
• Oedipus
• Tiresias

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Queen of Thebes; Mother of Antigone and Ismene

• Tiresias
• Joanna
• Laius
• Jocasta

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Jocasta's brother, one of three Theban rulers

• Creon
• Tiresias
• Oedipus
• Laius

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Blind prophet

• Creon
• Oedipus
• Tiresias
• Laius

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The chorus is used to represent the people of Corinth

• True
• False

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Which of the following is NOT an essential section of a Greek tragedy?

• Prologue
• Epilogue
• Parados
• Stasimon

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What is happening in the city of Thebes at the start of the play?

• A tornado has hit and destroyed many of the homes.
• A Sphinx has taken control of the city and is terrorizing its people.
• The city is suffering from a plague
• Oedipus has gone on vacation and is not being an effective ruler.

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Where did Oedipus send Creon at the beginning of the play?

• To the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
• To meet with Tiresias
• To be banished from Thebes
• To the crossroads to find out information about Laius’s murder

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