OEDIPUS TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+!!

OEDIPUS TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+!!
Creonl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Ilhavelneverllongedlforlthelking'slpower,lonlylthelrightsloflthelnobility.

Chorusl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
IlhavelcalledluponlbothlApollol&lBacchusltolinterveneltolheallthelcity.

Priestl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
IlspeaklforlthelentirelcityloflThebeslinlaskinglOedipusltolfindlalremedylforlthelplague

Jocastal-lCORRECTlANSWER-
IltryltolcomfortlOedipuslbyltellinglofltheldeathloflalsonlandloflthelfailureloflhislprophecylcoming
ltrue



SurvivinglServant/Shepherdl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
IlbeggedltolbelsentlfarlawayltolthelfrontierlafterlOedipuslbecamelking

Sphinxl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Ilamlreferredltolasl"thelcruellsinger,"l"theldarklsinger,"landlthel"prosecutor"

"Wherel3lroadslmeet"l-lCORRECTlANSWER-ThislislthelplaceloflLaius'ldeath

Corinthl-lCORRECTlANSWER-ThislislthelplacelOedipuslthinkslhelwaslborn

"Robbers"l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
TheselarelsaidltolhavelattackedlLaiuslonlthelroad/lkilledlhim

Attendant/SecondlMessengerl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
RecountsltolthelpeopleloflThebesltheldeathloflJocastalandlthelself-mutilationloflOedipus

ThelMessengerlfromlCorinthl-lCORRECTlANSWER-BringslnewslthatlKinglPolybuslisldead

Hangingl-lCORRECTlANSWER-MethodlbylwhichlJocastalcommitslsuicide

Chorusl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
OnelwholcomfortslOedipuslaslhelemergeslfromlthelpalacelafterlblindinglhimselflandlfindingl
Jocastaldead

, Exilel-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Oedipus'lpunishmentlhelmetedloutltolhimselflinlaccordancelwithlhislearlierlproclamation

Tolcarelforlhisldaughtersl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
PersonallpromiselandlrequestlthatlOedipuslasksloflCreon

Creonl-lCORRECTlANSWER-NewlKingloflThebes

Nolonelshouldltakelthelcomfortlofltheirlliveslforlgrantedl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Finallcautionloflthelchoruslatlthelexitloflthelplay

Thelshepherd/herdsmanlfromlThebes
lIncorrectl-lCORRECTlANSWER-

Tellslhowlthelqueenlsentlherlsonltoldielinlthelmountainslandlhelsavedlhim

Gougingloutlhisleyesl-lCORRECTlANSWER-methodloflself-mutilationlbyloedipus

Pridelwilllbringlman'sldownfalllandlwilllbelpunishedlbylthelgodsl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
alcontinuinglmotiflthroughoutlthelplay

WherelwaslOedipuslreallylborn/leftltoldie?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Cithaeron

WholgavelbothlOedipus'lprophecylandlthelanswerltolThebes?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelOracleloflDelphi

WholtoldlOedipuslthatlPolybuslwasldead?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-thelCorinthianlShepherd

WholfoundlOedipuslwhenlhelwaslalbabylandlleftlJocastalaslalservantlwhenlhelsawlOedipusl
becomelKing?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-thelThebanlShepherd/lLaius'lOldlServant

WholwerelOedipus'sladoptivelparents?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Polybosl&lMerope

Wholwerelthel"founderslandlfathersloflthelThebesltolbe"?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Cadmusl&lthel5lgiants

WholwaslAntigonelandlIsmene?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Oedipus'sldaughters

WhyldoeslthelPriestlchooseltolappealltolOedipuslandlnolonelelse?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
OedipuslwaslableltolanswerlthelSphinx'slriddle

Whyldidlthellonelsurvivor,loflthelmurderslsurroundinglLaius,lask,lwhenlhelsawlOedipuslwasl
nowlking,ltolleavelandlbecomelalshepherdlinlthelcountry?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
helrecognizedlOedipuslaslthelmurderer