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37 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 37
What does Oedipus think Creon wants?
the throne
the scroll
the temple
the king
Term 2 of 37
Who was married to Laius?
Tiresias
Jocasta
Creon
Oedipus
Term 3 of 37
At the finale (end of the play), what does Jocasta do after hearing the truth of the oracle's
prediction?
hangs herself
ignorance
claims Tiresias is a fake.
the gods are angry
, Term 4 of 37
Jocasta's line saying that it's over, the truth comes:
"parting is sorrowful, but the truth must be faced!"
"farewell, my misguided and foolish child!"
"alas, my dear, the truth is too heavy!"
"Good-bye, my poor deluded, lost and damned!"
Definition 5 of 37
I know too well you all are sick, yet sick, not one so sick as I.
Ironic quote 1
A declaration of happiness and joy
A cheerful statement about health
A complaint about the weather
Term 6 of 37
What did a Delphi oracle warn Oedipus about?
he will murder his father and marry his mother
he will be betrayed by his closest friend
he will lose his kingdom to a rival
he will become a great warrior
37 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 37
What does Oedipus think Creon wants?
the throne
the scroll
the temple
the king
Term 2 of 37
Who was married to Laius?
Tiresias
Jocasta
Creon
Oedipus
Term 3 of 37
At the finale (end of the play), what does Jocasta do after hearing the truth of the oracle's
prediction?
hangs herself
ignorance
claims Tiresias is a fake.
the gods are angry
, Term 4 of 37
Jocasta's line saying that it's over, the truth comes:
"parting is sorrowful, but the truth must be faced!"
"farewell, my misguided and foolish child!"
"alas, my dear, the truth is too heavy!"
"Good-bye, my poor deluded, lost and damned!"
Definition 5 of 37
I know too well you all are sick, yet sick, not one so sick as I.
Ironic quote 1
A declaration of happiness and joy
A cheerful statement about health
A complaint about the weather
Term 6 of 37
What did a Delphi oracle warn Oedipus about?
he will murder his father and marry his mother
he will be betrayed by his closest friend
he will lose his kingdom to a rival
he will become a great warrior
