Oedipus Rex Test Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers

Oedipus Rex Test Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Whom was Oedipus Rex raised by? - answerThe rulers of Corinth; Polybus and Merope Why did he leave Corinth and vow to never return? - answerHe heard a man say that he was adopted. He confronted his parents and he didn't trust their answer. He traveled to Delphi and learned of the prophecy. What happened to Oedipus on his way to Thebes? - answerRoad rage incident What was the state of Thebes as he arrived? - answerChaotic due to the sphinx. Why did Oedipus become the hero of Thebes? What did the citizens do as a result? - answerHe solves the riddle of the sphinx. Make him king. What is the horrid dramatic irony in the play so far? - answerHe doesn't know what he has done. Who is the founder of Thebes? - answerCadmus As the play opens, who is on the steps of the palace? Why - answerThe citizens because Thebes is dying. The priest points out that Oedipus has been their savior and hero in the past. However, what else does he point out? - answerIf he doesn't save them he will have no one to rule. Does Oedipus realize that a plague is devastating Thebes? Has he done anything to try to alleviate the suffering? What? - answerYes.Yes. He tries to give relief and find the murderer. What oracle did the priestess at Pythia give to Creon? - answerThe murderer of Laius must be put to justice. Killed or exiled. Where does the oracle state that the evil lurks, and what must be done to that person to alleviate the suffering? - answerEvil lurks in the center in Thebes. Be exiled or killed. Why hadn't the citizens of Thebes pursued the murderer of Laius, their king, some years before? - answerThey were busy with the sphinx. Also they never found anything of use. What does Oedipus vow to do, and what is the irony in this? - answerFind the murderer at any cost. He is the murderer. In the parados (the opening song), the chorus begins by praying to the gods to alleviate the suffering. Then, what does the chorus call on the gods to do? - answerAbsolutely smite the murder. What does Oedipus order the chorus to tell him? - answerFor the murderer to reveal himself. He begins calmly by stating that the murderer of Laius will only receive banishment, but how does his tone begin to change? - answerHe gets extremely aggressive and violent. After he becomes frustrated when no one comes forward to confess, what does Oedipus wish upon the murderer of Laius, and why is this dramatic irony at its pinnacle. - answerHe wishes for the worst fate imaginable to befall this person. He is the person. The chorus states that it is up to Apollo or someone close to the gods to find the murderer of Laius. Who do they say probably knows? - answer Has Oedipus already sent for this prophet, and who urged Oedipus to send for the "seer"? - answerYes. Creon his brother in law. Is Oedipus respectful toward the revered prophet at first? - answerYes. Is Tiresias eager to divulge his knowledge? - answerNo. How does Oedipus' tone begin to change toward the prophet? - answerHe becomes aggressive. How does Oedipus greatly insult the blind prophet? - answerYou are nothing but an old man. Stupid and worthless. Blindness What "bomb" does Tiresias drop on Oedipus after being provoked? - answerHe tells him he is the murderer. After Tiresias repeats this horror, does Oedipus begin to believe him? - answerNo he is certain he is lying. What conclusion does Oedipus jump to about Creon, and what role does he believe the prophet is playing? - answerHe is a traitor. How does Oedipus feel about Tiresias's skill as a prophet at this point? - answerHe feels he is decrepit and old. The chorus, as the voice of reason, points out the importance of what? - answerStop arguing Thebes is dying. Whom does Tiresias say is his king? - answerApollo Even though Tiresias doesn't have the ability of sight, why does he say that Oedipus is the one who is appallingly blind? - answerOedipus is and will be.