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OEDIPUS REX TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT! WhylwerelGreekldramasloriginallylperformed?lWhatlwaslthislGodlinlchargelof?llCORRECTlANSWERGreekldramaslwereloriginallylperformedlhonoringlDionysus,lthelgodloflwine,lfertility,landlreb irth. Brieflyldefinel"Tragedy".lWhatldoeslthelwordltragedylcomelfrom?l-lCORRECTlANSWERTragedylalseriousldramalfeaturinglalnone,ldignifiedlprotagonistlwholstrivesltolachievelsomethinglbutl islultimatelyldefeated.;litlislderivedlfromlthelGreekl"tragodia,"lmeaninglgoat-song Whatlislthelchorus?lWhatlwasltheirlpurpose?lWhylwereltheylalnecessitylinlGreekltheater?llCORRECTlANSWERThelchoruslcommentedlonltheleventslandlparticipatedlinlthem.lTheylwerelallargelgrouplwithi nlthelcast.lTheylmadeltransitionslbetweenlsceneslgivinglactorslthelchanceltolleavelthelplayi nglare,landlannouncedlthelplaybill. Inlwhatlcityldoeslthelactionloflthelplayltakelplace?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Thebes WhatlproblemlislafflictinglThebeslatlthisltime?lInlwhatlwayslislthislproblemlhurtinglthelcity?llCORRECTlANSWERThelplague.lIt'sldevastatinglthelcitylandlcreatingldrama.lTheylgolandlasklOedipuslforlhelp. WholislthelcurrentlKingloflThebes?lHowldidlhelbecomelking?l-lCORRECTlANSWEROedipuslbecamelthelKingloflThebeslbylkillinglthelsphinxlbylansweringlit'slriddle WholislCreon?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Jocasta'slbrother WhenlCreonlreturnslwhatlinformationldoeslhelreportltolOedipus?lWhatlhavelthelgodslcomm anded?l-lCORRECTlANSWERCreonlsayslthatlalmurdererllivinglinlThebeslislthelreasonlforlthelplague.lThelgodslcommandlt oltakelrevengelonlthelkiller. WholwaslKinglbeforelOedipus?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-KinglLaius WhatlhappenedltolthelformerlKing?lHowldidlitlhappen?lWhylwaslthislcrimelnotlsolved?llCORRECTlANSWERLaiuslwaslkilledlatlthelplacelwherelthreelroadslmeetlbylalgrouploflhighwaylmen.lThelcrimel

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OEDIPUS REX TEST WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!

WhylwerelGreekldramasloriginallylperformed?lWhatlwaslthislGodlinlchargelof?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-

GreekldramaslwereloriginallylperformedlhonoringlDionysus,lthelgodloflwine,lfertility,landlreb
irth.

Brieflyldefinel"Tragedy".lWhatldoeslthelwordltragedylcomelfrom?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Tragedy-
lalseriousldramalfeaturinglalnone,ldignifiedlprotagonistlwholstrivesltolachievelsomethinglbutl

islultimatelyldefeated.;litlislderivedlfromlthelGreekl"tragodia,"lmeaninglgoat-song

Whatlislthelchorus?lWhatlwasltheirlpurpose?lWhylwereltheylalnecessitylinlGreekltheater?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-

Thelchoruslcommentedlonltheleventslandlparticipatedlinlthem.lTheylwerelallargelgrouplwithi
nlthelcast.lTheylmadeltransitionslbetweenlsceneslgivinglactorslthelchanceltolleavelthelplayi
nglare,landlannouncedlthelplaybill.

Inlwhatlcityldoeslthelactionloflthelplayltakelplace?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Thebes

WhatlproblemlislafflictinglThebeslatlthisltime?lInlwhatlwayslislthislproblemlhurtinglthelcity?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-

Thelplague.lIt'sldevastatinglthelcitylandlcreatingldrama.lTheylgolandlasklOedipuslforlhelp.

WholislthelcurrentlKingloflThebes?lHowldidlhelbecomelking?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
OedipuslbecamelthelKingloflThebeslbylkillinglthelsphinxlbylansweringlit'slriddle

WholislCreon?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Jocasta'slbrother

WhenlCreonlreturnslwhatlinformationldoeslhelreportltolOedipus?lWhatlhavelthelgodslcomm
anded?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
CreonlsayslthatlalmurdererllivinglinlThebeslislthelreasonlforlthelplague.lThelgodslcommandlt
oltakelrevengelonlthelkiller.

WholwaslKinglbeforelOedipus?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-KinglLaius

WhatlhappenedltolthelformerlKing?lHowldidlitlhappen?lWhylwaslthislcrimelnotlsolved?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-

Laiuslwaslkilledlatlthelplacelwherelthreelroadslmeetlbylalgrouploflhighwaylmen.lThelcrimelw
aslneverllookedlintolbecauseloflthelSphinx'slinvasionlonlThebes.

, WhatlcurseldoeslOedipuslputlonlanyonelthatlknowslthelmurdererlbutldoesn'tlspeaklout?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-

Thatlpersonlwilllbelshunnedlandlnotlbelallowedltoljoinlinlsacrifice,llustration,lorlinlprayer

WhatlcurseldoeslOedipuslputlonlthelcriminal?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Tolbelcondemnedltolevillandlwretchedness

Inllinesl245-
260,lOedipuslmakeslanlimpassionedlspeechlaboutlLaiuslandlhislmurder.lWhatldoeslOedip
uslvowltoldo?lWhatlarelthelironieslinlthislspeech?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
OedipuslvowsltoldolwhatlalsonltolLaiuslwouldldolandlsearchlforlhislmurdererlandlpunishlhim.l
It'slironiclbecauselOedipusl/is/lLaius'lson

WholislTieresias?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-alblindlseer

WhenlhelislcalledltolOedipus,lwhatldoeslTeiresiaslrefuseltoldo?lWhy?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-

TeiresiaslrefusesltoltelllOedipuslwholthelmurdererlislbecauselit'slOedipuslandlheldoesn'tlwa
ntlhimltoloverreact.

WholdoeslTeiresiaslsaylislthelmurderer?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Oedipus

WholdoeslOedipuslthinklisloutltoltakelhislthrone/steallhislpower?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelmurderer

WhatlargumentldoeslCreonluseltoldefendlhimselflagainstlOedipus'lchargeloflplottinglwithlTe
iresiasltoloverthrowlhim?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
WhylwouldlhelkilllOedipus,lhelhaslalllthelperksloflhisljoblwithlnoldownsides

InlwhatlwayslislCreon'slpersonalitylalcontrastltolOedipus'lpersonality?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-Creonlislcalmerlandlmoreldownltolearth.



WhyldoeslOedipusldecideltolletlCreonlgolandlnotlputlhimltoldeath?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Thelchoraguslwaslsad,lsolhelfeltlbadlandldidn'tldolit.

WholislJocasta?lHowlislshelrelatedltolOedipus?lCreon?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
ShelislOedipus'lwifelandlmom.lShelislCreon'slsister

AfterlquestioninglJocastalaboutltheldetailsloflLaius'ldeath,lwhatldoeslOedipuslsuspect/fearl-
lCORRECTlANSWER-OedipuslfearslhelislthelonelwholkilledlLaius



Whatlfactslleadlhimltolfeellthislway?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Samellocationlaslwherelhelmurderedlalgrouploflmenlonlthelhighway,lThelkinglhadlallotloflpe
oplelwithlhim,landlItlwaslrightlbeforelhelgotltolThebes

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