Oedipus Rex Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved

Oedip us Rex Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved Who is the central figure and tragic hero? - answer✔✔Oedipus Who is the king at the end of the play? - answer✔✔Creon Who is the old, blind prophet/seer who tells Oedipus of his fate? - answer✔✔Tiresias Who is the spokesperson for the people at the play's beginning? - answer✔✔Priest Who was married to Laius? - answer✔✔Jocasta What does the chorus stand for in the play? - answer✔✔the conscious of the community At the beginning of the play, what kind of king is Oedipus? - answer✔✔a popular ruler who was concerned for his people Why was Oedipus asked to be king of Thebes? - answer✔✔he killed the Sphinx Why is there a plague in Thebes? - answer✔✔the gods are angry What did a Delphi oracle warn Oedipus about? - answer✔✔he will murder his father and marry his mother What does Oedipus think Creon wants? - answer✔✔the throne What does Tiresias predict about Oedipus? - answer✔✔"see" only when Oedipus is blind How does Oedipus feel after he learns that Polybus has died? - answer✔✔he feels relieved because the prophecy that he'll kill his father isn't true Why does Jocasta tell O edipus about her first son? - answer✔✔to show the prophets are false Why did Oedipus kill Laius? - answer✔✔he treated Oedipus roughly At the finale (end of the play), what does Jocasta do after hearing the truth of the oracle's prediction? - answer✔✔hangs herself In this play, what is physical blindness of sign of? - answer✔✔ignorance