OEDIPUS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Exodus.
Answer: Song sung on exit
◍ Oedipus' biological mother.
Answer: Jocasta
◍ Parados.
Answer: Song sung by chorus on entrance
◍ peripeteia.
Answer: tragic reversal-the hero will face several forms of this overturning
of the order he begins with
◍ apollonian tragedy.
Answer: had rationality and wisdom
◍ What god were theatrical competitions in honor of?.
Answer: Dionysus
◍ Stasimon.
Answer: Chorus responds to and interprets dialogue
◍ Thebes.
Answer: City-state; crops and livestock are dying here
◍ Tragic Hero.
Answer: A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal
flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy
◍ When and where was this play written/performed?.
, Answer: 5th century Athens
◍ Chorus.
Answer: In Greek drama, the group of citizens who stand outside the main
action on stage and comment on it.
◍ Polybus.
Answer: King of Corinth, dies of old age
◍ subject matter of tragedy.
Answer: almost always directly from traditional myths
◍ Knave.
Answer: (n.) a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow
◍ What is the setting of the play?.
Answer: the front of Oedipus' palace in Thebes
◍ orchestra.
Answer: the circular area where the chorus would sing and dance during the
performances
◍ Apollo.
Answer: God of the sun and prophecy
◍ What was the prize the winning playwright would win in Athens?.
Answer: a goat
◍ skene.
Answer: the stage
◍ Oracle.
Answer: a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy
◍ role of Messenger 1.
Answer: he tells Oedipus that his "father" Polybus is dead; also the one to
take him down to Corinth
◍ 3 basic elements of Greek theater (physical).
Answer: auditorium, orchestra, and skene
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Exodus.
Answer: Song sung on exit
◍ Oedipus' biological mother.
Answer: Jocasta
◍ Parados.
Answer: Song sung by chorus on entrance
◍ peripeteia.
Answer: tragic reversal-the hero will face several forms of this overturning
of the order he begins with
◍ apollonian tragedy.
Answer: had rationality and wisdom
◍ What god were theatrical competitions in honor of?.
Answer: Dionysus
◍ Stasimon.
Answer: Chorus responds to and interprets dialogue
◍ Thebes.
Answer: City-state; crops and livestock are dying here
◍ Tragic Hero.
Answer: A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal
flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy
◍ When and where was this play written/performed?.
, Answer: 5th century Athens
◍ Chorus.
Answer: In Greek drama, the group of citizens who stand outside the main
action on stage and comment on it.
◍ Polybus.
Answer: King of Corinth, dies of old age
◍ subject matter of tragedy.
Answer: almost always directly from traditional myths
◍ Knave.
Answer: (n.) a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow
◍ What is the setting of the play?.
Answer: the front of Oedipus' palace in Thebes
◍ orchestra.
Answer: the circular area where the chorus would sing and dance during the
performances
◍ Apollo.
Answer: God of the sun and prophecy
◍ What was the prize the winning playwright would win in Athens?.
Answer: a goat
◍ skene.
Answer: the stage
◍ Oracle.
Answer: a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy
◍ role of Messenger 1.
Answer: he tells Oedipus that his "father" Polybus is dead; also the one to
take him down to Corinth
◍ 3 basic elements of Greek theater (physical).
Answer: auditorium, orchestra, and skene
