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62 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 62
"Damn you, hold your tongue!"
Teiresias
Oedipus
Jocasta
Shepherd
Term 2 of 62
On what two prior occasions has Oedipus seen the shepherd?
Oedipus met the shepherd while searching for his mother
Oedipus encountered the shepherd during a battle
Oedipus saw the shepherd only once during a festival
The two prior occasions that Oedipus has seen the shepherd were when he was a baby and
when he killed Laius
,Definition 3 of 62
The contrast he draws between appearance and reality in lines 1342-1345 is that he thought
Corinth was going to be a holy grail of cities to him, based on his ancestors, to then believe it was
ironically full of evil to make him sick and cancerous
What is true of Oedipus' origins?
According to the Shepherd, in line 1113, what motive did he have for giving the abandoned
baby to the Corinthian?
Why do you think that Oedipus, does not refer to Jocasta by name but only indirectly as
"the woman in there" and as "your sister"?
What contrast does Oedipus draw between appearance and reality in lines 1342-1345?
Term 4 of 62
"For God's love, my King, do not ask me any more!"
Teacher
Shepherd
Priest
Oedipus
Term 5 of 62
"Think no longer that you are in command here, but rather think How, when you were, you served
your own destruction."
Teiresias
Creon
Oedipus
Jocasta
, Term 6 of 62
Why could Shepherd have not met the Messenger?
Because he had already spoken to oedipus
Because he was afraid of oedipus's wrath
Because he was busy tending to his flock
Because he did not want to be interrogated
Term 7 of 62
"By exile or death, blood for blood. It was Murder that brought the plague - wind on the city."
Creon
Teiresias
Oedipus
Cithaeron
Term 8 of 62
What news does The Second Messenger bring?
A new heir has been born to the throne
A terrible famine is sweeping across the land
The kingdom has won a great battle against invaders
Queen is dead aka Jocasta is dead, for unknown reasons
62 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 62
"Damn you, hold your tongue!"
Teiresias
Oedipus
Jocasta
Shepherd
Term 2 of 62
On what two prior occasions has Oedipus seen the shepherd?
Oedipus met the shepherd while searching for his mother
Oedipus encountered the shepherd during a battle
Oedipus saw the shepherd only once during a festival
The two prior occasions that Oedipus has seen the shepherd were when he was a baby and
when he killed Laius
,Definition 3 of 62
The contrast he draws between appearance and reality in lines 1342-1345 is that he thought
Corinth was going to be a holy grail of cities to him, based on his ancestors, to then believe it was
ironically full of evil to make him sick and cancerous
What is true of Oedipus' origins?
According to the Shepherd, in line 1113, what motive did he have for giving the abandoned
baby to the Corinthian?
Why do you think that Oedipus, does not refer to Jocasta by name but only indirectly as
"the woman in there" and as "your sister"?
What contrast does Oedipus draw between appearance and reality in lines 1342-1345?
Term 4 of 62
"For God's love, my King, do not ask me any more!"
Teacher
Shepherd
Priest
Oedipus
Term 5 of 62
"Think no longer that you are in command here, but rather think How, when you were, you served
your own destruction."
Teiresias
Creon
Oedipus
Jocasta
, Term 6 of 62
Why could Shepherd have not met the Messenger?
Because he had already spoken to oedipus
Because he was afraid of oedipus's wrath
Because he was busy tending to his flock
Because he did not want to be interrogated
Term 7 of 62
"By exile or death, blood for blood. It was Murder that brought the plague - wind on the city."
Creon
Teiresias
Oedipus
Cithaeron
Term 8 of 62
What news does The Second Messenger bring?
A new heir has been born to the throne
A terrible famine is sweeping across the land
The kingdom has won a great battle against invaders
Queen is dead aka Jocasta is dead, for unknown reasons
