OEDIPUS REX TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does Oedipus announce to the Theban people? ANSW✅✅He tells them that if anyone
knows of who killed Laius, that he or she should turn in the man. He also says that if anyone aids the
killer that he will also be killed.
Who is rumored to have killed Laius? ANSW✅✅It is rumored that thieves or outlaws had killed
Laius
Whom does Creon advise Oedipus to consult to find the truth? ANSW✅✅Creon believes Oedipus
should speak with Teiresias
When that person arrives, what does he say? ANSW✅✅Teiresias refuses to tell Oedipus who
murdered Laius
How does Oedipus respond to what the person says? ANSW✅✅He calls him a liar and he accuses
Creon for killing Laius.
What does that person say will happen to Oedipus? ANSW✅✅He tells him that he will become a
blind beggar
What does Oedipus ask Creon? ANSW✅✅He wonders why Teiresias didn't speak up when Laius
died.
What reason does Creon give for not desiring the throne? ANSW✅✅Creon says he would have to
rule alone and that would make him have to do things he doesn't want to do.
What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play? ANSW✅✅The priest is asking the gods for
help against the plague.
Why does the priest undertake this action? ANSW✅✅He prays to them because there is a bad
plague on the city.
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does Oedipus announce to the Theban people? ANSW✅✅He tells them that if anyone
knows of who killed Laius, that he or she should turn in the man. He also says that if anyone aids the
killer that he will also be killed.
Who is rumored to have killed Laius? ANSW✅✅It is rumored that thieves or outlaws had killed
Laius
Whom does Creon advise Oedipus to consult to find the truth? ANSW✅✅Creon believes Oedipus
should speak with Teiresias
When that person arrives, what does he say? ANSW✅✅Teiresias refuses to tell Oedipus who
murdered Laius
How does Oedipus respond to what the person says? ANSW✅✅He calls him a liar and he accuses
Creon for killing Laius.
What does that person say will happen to Oedipus? ANSW✅✅He tells him that he will become a
blind beggar
What does Oedipus ask Creon? ANSW✅✅He wonders why Teiresias didn't speak up when Laius
died.
What reason does Creon give for not desiring the throne? ANSW✅✅Creon says he would have to
rule alone and that would make him have to do things he doesn't want to do.
What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play? ANSW✅✅The priest is asking the gods for
help against the plague.
Why does the priest undertake this action? ANSW✅✅He prays to them because there is a bad
plague on the city.
