OEDIPUS THE KING TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
In line 15 of Oedipus the King, Part I, the word "suppliant" most nearly means- ANSW✅✅taking
charge
Read these lines from the parados of Oedipus the King, Part I.
Chorus. . . . Corpses litter the city streets.
Death feeds upon death.
Infection breeds, and there is
No time to mourn the uncountable dead.
What is the purpose of these lines of the parados? ANSW✅✅to provide commentary on how
severe the plague is
What is the role of the chorus in this passage from Oedipus the King, Part I?
Chorus. I did not kill the king nor do I know who did . . . Apollo posed the question . . . he should /
give the answer and tell us who the murderer is.
Oedipus. . . . But no man can force the gods to speak against their will. . . .
Chorus. My lord, if any man can speak with the god it is Teiresias. He might bring us to the light.
ANSW✅✅to advise Oedipus and express confidence in Teiresias
In Oedipus the King, Part I, Oedipus asks Teiresias for guidance and help in finding the murderer of
Laius. Teiresias replies, "Alas! It is a miserable thing to be wise when wisdom brings no reward."
Which best explains Teiresias' meaning? ANSW✅✅He believes that identifying the murderer will
only make matters worse for everyone.
When Teiresias accuses Oedipus in Oedipus the King, Part I, Oedipus immediately assumes, without
evidence, that he and Creon are traitors.
According to Oedipus the King, Part I, which is the most reasonable inference to draw about what
kind of king Oedipus is? ANSW✅✅responsible and considerate
AND ANSWERS
In line 15 of Oedipus the King, Part I, the word "suppliant" most nearly means- ANSW✅✅taking
charge
Read these lines from the parados of Oedipus the King, Part I.
Chorus. . . . Corpses litter the city streets.
Death feeds upon death.
Infection breeds, and there is
No time to mourn the uncountable dead.
What is the purpose of these lines of the parados? ANSW✅✅to provide commentary on how
severe the plague is
What is the role of the chorus in this passage from Oedipus the King, Part I?
Chorus. I did not kill the king nor do I know who did . . . Apollo posed the question . . . he should /
give the answer and tell us who the murderer is.
Oedipus. . . . But no man can force the gods to speak against their will. . . .
Chorus. My lord, if any man can speak with the god it is Teiresias. He might bring us to the light.
ANSW✅✅to advise Oedipus and express confidence in Teiresias
In Oedipus the King, Part I, Oedipus asks Teiresias for guidance and help in finding the murderer of
Laius. Teiresias replies, "Alas! It is a miserable thing to be wise when wisdom brings no reward."
Which best explains Teiresias' meaning? ANSW✅✅He believes that identifying the murderer will
only make matters worse for everyone.
When Teiresias accuses Oedipus in Oedipus the King, Part I, Oedipus immediately assumes, without
evidence, that he and Creon are traitors.
According to Oedipus the King, Part I, which is the most reasonable inference to draw about what
kind of king Oedipus is? ANSW✅✅responsible and considerate
