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OEDIPUS REX TEST QUESTIONS AND COORRECT ANSWERS Who is the current King of Thebes? How did he become king? ANSWOedipus became the King of Thebes by killing the sphinx by answering it's riddle Who is Creon? ANSWJocasta's brother When Creon returns what information does he report to Oedipus? What have the gods commanded? ANSWCreon says that a murderer living in Thebes is the reason for the plague. The gods command to take revenge on the killer. Who was King before Oedipus? AN...
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OEDIPUS REX REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS According to Aristotle's Poetics, a good tragedy must have the critical moment of recognition or discovery called ____________________. ANSWAnagnorisis In a Greek play, deaths ANSWare always off stage. In classical Greek theater all actors were ANSWmale As a symbol, Oedipus's name suggests ANSWhis limited freedom King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth found Oedipus in the wilderness. (T/F) ANSWFalse
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OEDIPUS REX – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS help/solution for the plague ANSWWhat do the townspeople from the beginning of the play want from Oedipus? everything is sick: crops and cattle are dying, babies are stillborn - death is everywhere ANSWWhat do the townspeople say is happening to the city regarding the plague? he sent Creon to talk to the oracle of Apollo ANSWOedipus says (to t
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OEDIPUS REX TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Give 3 conventions of Greek Tragedy ANSWviolence and death usually take place offstage, playwrights often use messengers to relay information, Greek tragedies are usually based upon myth or history Who wrote the play? ANSWSophocles From the introduction on page 201, what are 3 of the underlying themes that the play will explore? ANSWthe quest for identity, the nature of innocence and guilt, and the nature of moral responsibility
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OEDIPUS REX REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS What news does Creon bring from Delphi? ANSWThe oracle told Creon that the death of Oedipus's predecessor, King Laius, is the cause of the plague. Laius's killer must be found and expelled from the kingdom. What is the mood of the chorus upon its entrance? ANSWThe mood of the Theban choral senators is fearful of the plague and suppliant toward any god who might relieve the city's plight. What appeals do they make? ANSWThey a...
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