Oedipus the King Test Exam With Complete solutions 2024

Oedipus the King Test Exam With Complete solutions 2024 Oedipus' biological father - answerLaius Oedipus' adoptive father - answerPolybus Oedipus' biological mother - answerJocasta Oedipus' adoptive mother - answerMerone Where was Oedipus born? - answerThebes Where did Oedipus live with his adoptive parents? - answerCorinth What does Oedipus do when he finds out he is adopted? - answerHe goes to the Oracle of Delphi Why did Oedipus leave Corinth? - answerApollo told him that he would kill his father and marry his mother Where does Oedipus kill Laius? - answer"where three roads meet" What is the riddle of the Sphinx that Oedipus solved? - answerQ: What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening? A: man What is the blind prophet's name? - answerTiresias Who is Creon? - answerOedipus' uncle & brother-in-law who holds the same amount of power with no title until the end of the play when he becomes king Is this play about fate? - answerYes, but not only about fate because Oedipus also did things that weren't prophesized (most importantly blinding himself) What is the setting of the play? - answerthe front of Oedipus' palace in Thebes What is the meaning of Oedipus' name? - answerswollen foot role of Messenger 1 - answerhe tells Oedipus that his "father" Polybus is dead; also the one to take him down to Corinth role of Messenger 2 - answerhe comes from inside the palace and describes Jocasta's suicide and Oedipus' blinding