Jocastal-lCORRECTlANSWER-WifelandlmotherloflOedipus
Laiusl-lCORRECTlANSWER-FatherloflOedipus
Tiresiasl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
blindlprophetlwholwaslreluctantltoltelllOedipusltheltruthloflKinglLaius'lmurderer
WhatlmajorlproblemlkeptlthelpeopleloflThebeslfromlinvestigatinglintoltheldeathloflKinglLaius
.l-lCORRECTlANSWER-Thelsphinxlkilledleveryonelwholcouldn'tlanswerlthelriddle
HowldidlOedipuslsavelthelcityloflThebeslthelfirstltime?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
HelansweredlthelSphinx'slriddle.
HowldidlOedipusltryltolsavelthelcityloflThebeslinlthelbeginningloflthelplay?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
Helplannedltolridlthelcityloflthelplaguelbylgettinglridloflthellatelking'slmurderer.
WhatlareltwolcharacterlflawslKinglOedipuslhas?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
hastylangerlandlpride
Creonl-lCORRECTlANSWER-thelbrotherloflJocastalandluncleltolOedipus
WhatlisltheldramaticlironylinlOedipus'linterrogationloflCreonl-lCORRECTlANSWER-
ThelaudiencelknowslOedipuslkilledlLaius
WhatldidlApollo'sloracleltelllCreonlwaslnecessaryltolridlthelcityloflthelplague?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-ThelkillerloflLaiuslhasltolbelexiledlorlkilledlinlorderltolendlthelplague.
WhatldidlOedipuslsuspectlTeiresiaslof?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
HelthinkslTeiresiaslislthelmurdererlwithlCreonlandlframinglOedipus.
WhatlislironiclaboutlthelcurselOedipuslplaceslonlthelmurdererloflLaius?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-Helislplacinglthelcurseluponlhimself
WhyldoeslTiresiaslrefuseltolhelplOedipuslatlfirst?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
HelknowslthatlOedipuslislthelculpritlandlthatlknowledgelwilllhurtlOedipus
GoadedlintolangerlbylOedipus,lwhatldoeslTiresiaslfinallyltelllhim?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
theltruth