OEDIPUS TEST REVIEW UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ( 2024/2025).

OEDIPUS TEST REVIEW UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (
2024/2025).

GreeklTheatrelPartsl-lCORRECTlANSWER-A:lTheatron
F:lOrchestral
C:lSkene

Orchestral-lCORRECTlANSWER-"dancinglplace",lwherelthelchoruslstood

Skenel-lCORRECTlANSWER-
stagelbuilding,lusedlforlchanges,lthelscenelpaintedlonlthelwall

TragiclHerol-lCORRECTlANSWER-1:lInherentlylgood
2:lGoodlintentions
3:lTakeslresponsibilityl
4:lAcceptslfatelwithldignity

FunctionsloflChorusl-lCORRECTlANSWER-1:lChantlchorallodes
2:lPlaylminorlroles
3:lSing
4:lDance
5:lAnnounceslentranceslandlexits
6:lCommentlonlmoralityloflcharacter'slactions

AuthorloflOedipuslthelKingl-lCORRECTlANSWER-Sophocles

SophocleslTimeloflWritingl-lCORRECTlANSWER-5thlcenturylBC

PlaylFestivall-lCORRECTlANSWER-FestivalloflDionysus

Catharsisl-lCORRECTlANSWER-Changelthatlcomeslaboutlafterlexperiencinglpitylandlfear

Chorusl-lCORRECTlANSWER-Grouplofl9-15lpeoplelthatlperformlseverallroles

Dionysusl-lCORRECTlANSWER-GodloflWinelandlRevelry,lHonoredlatlplaylfestivals

Ironyl-lCORRECTlANSWER-surprising,linteresting,lamusinglcontradictionslorlcontrasts

Reversall-lCORRECTlANSWER-
suddenlchangelinlthelprotagonist'slsituation,lreversalloflfortune

, Priestl-lCORRECTlANSWER-RealizeslthelcitylisldyinglandlaskslOedipusltolsavelThebes

Oedipusl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
TruelsonloflJocastalandlLaius,lAdoptedlsonloflPolybuslandlMerope,lLaterlKingloflThebeslan
dlHusbandloflJocasta

Apollol-lCORRECTlANSWER-
GodloflLight,lMusic,lProphecy,landlTruth;lSetslthelplaguelonlThebes

OldlShepherd/Servantl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
WaslnotlableltolkilllOedipuslaslalbabylandlgavelhimltolthelmessengerlfromlCorinth;lThelsolel
survivorloflOedipus'lkillings

Jocastal-lCORRECTlANSWER-
TheltruelmotherlandlwifeloflOedipus,lQueenloflThebes,lKillslherselfloncelshelrealizesltheltrut
h

Creonl-lCORRECTlANSWER-Jocasta'slbrother,lOedipus'lbrother-in-
law,lSentltolthelOraclelatlDelphiltolinvestigatelthelplague,lAccusedlbylOedipus,lgrantslOedip
us'slrequestlandlbanisheslhimlfromlThebes

Tiresiasl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Blindlprophet,lDoesn'tlwantltolrevealltheltruth,lOedipuslaccuseslhim,lhelaccuseslOedipus,la
ndlgiveslalriddleltolthelaudiencelthatlOedipuslhaslkilledlhislfatherlandlmarriedlhislmother

MessengerlfromlCorinthl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
informslOedipuslthatlKinglPolybuslandlQueenlMeropeloflCorinthlwerelnotlhislactuallparents
,lgavelOedipuslaslalbabyltolthelCorinthianlkinglandlqueen,lgotlthelbabylfromlthelshepherd

WhylhavelthelpriestlandlcitizenslcomeltolseelOedipus?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Thelcitylhaslbeenlhitlbylalplaguelandltheylneedlhelp,ltheylsavedlthemlbeforel(Sphinx)

WhylislthelplaguelravaginglThebes?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
ThelmurdererloflLaiuslmustlbeldiscoveredlandlpunished

DetailsloflOedipus'lproclomation/curselregardinglthelmurderer?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Thelmurdererlwilllbelfound,lpunished,landlexiled

WhyldolthelcitizenslwantlOedipusltolsendlforlTiresias?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
He'slalblindlprophetlandlhelcanlhelplwithlthelinvestigation

WholdoeslTiresiaslsaylthelmurdererlis?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Oedipus

WhatlproofldoeslOedipuslofferltolshowlthatlTiresiaslislnotlalreallprophet?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-Helcouldn'tlsolvelthelriddleloflthelSphinx