OEDIPUS TEST REVIEW (CORRECT
ANSWERS) UPDATED 2024/2025.
whatlislsignificantlaboutlthelfactlthatlthelfirstllinelinlthelplaylislalquestion?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-thelplaylwilllbelalseriesloflquestionslandlanswers-lalmysteryloflsorts
howldoesloedipuslchooselthelspokesmanloflthelgrouploflsupplicants?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
oedipuslchooseslthelapperntllyloldestlsupplicantlolbelthelgroupslspokesman
whatlislyourlfirstlimpressionlofloedipus?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-helislpowerfullandlproud
whatlproblemlislafflictinglthebeslatlthisltime?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
alstrangelplaguelislcausinglsicknesslandlsuffering.lthelcrops,lthelherdslandlevenlunbornlchil
drenlareldying.
whatlislthelhouseloflCadmus?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-thebes-foundedlbylcadmus
howldoeslthelpriestlsaylthelsupplicantslviewloedipus?lhowldoeslthislbeginltolestablishloedip
uslaslanlaristotelianltragiclhero?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelpriestlsaysltheyldolnotlvialoedipuslaslalnewlgod,lbutlaslthelprimaryloflmen.lthislholdslwithl
aristotle'slviewlthatlaltrafficlherolhadltolbelgod,demi-god,lorlhero.
inlcaselweldidn'tlalreadylknowlit,lwhatlexpositionldoeslhelpriestlprovidelinlthislscene?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelpriestlremindslthelaudiencelthatloedipuslislthelherolwholsolvedlthelriddleloflthelsphinxl(th
el"felllsongstress")landlfreedlthelcityloflThebeslfromlitslbondage.
whyldolthelsupplicantslbelievelthatloedipuslwilllbelableltolfindlalsolutionltolthelfamine?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelpriestlexplainslthatloedipuslhadlnolhumanlhelplwhenlhelsolvedlthelriddleloflthelsphinx,lso
lhelmustlhavelhadlsomeldivinelhelp.lThelsupplicantlnowlhopeslOedipuslcanlconsultlhisldivin
elaideslandlfindlthelcureloflthelfamine
whyldoesloedipuslclaimlelsufferslevenlmorelthanlthelsupplicants?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
oedipuslclaimslthatleachlsupplicantlonlylsufferslforlhimselflindividuallylwhilelhe,loedipus,lsuf
ferslforlthelindividuallsubject,lhislsubjectslgenerallylandlforlhimself.
whatlimpressionldolwelgetlformloedipuslbasedlonlhisllanguage?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
whileloedipuslmightlindeedlbelalgoodlandlcompassionlking,ltherelislanlairloflpridelandlpomp
ousnesslaboutlhim
ANSWERS) UPDATED 2024/2025.
whatlislsignificantlaboutlthelfactlthatlthelfirstllinelinlthelplaylislalquestion?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-thelplaylwilllbelalseriesloflquestionslandlanswers-lalmysteryloflsorts
howldoesloedipuslchooselthelspokesmanloflthelgrouploflsupplicants?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
oedipuslchooseslthelapperntllyloldestlsupplicantlolbelthelgroupslspokesman
whatlislyourlfirstlimpressionlofloedipus?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-helislpowerfullandlproud
whatlproblemlislafflictinglthebeslatlthisltime?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
alstrangelplaguelislcausinglsicknesslandlsuffering.lthelcrops,lthelherdslandlevenlunbornlchil
drenlareldying.
whatlislthelhouseloflCadmus?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-thebes-foundedlbylcadmus
howldoeslthelpriestlsaylthelsupplicantslviewloedipus?lhowldoeslthislbeginltolestablishloedip
uslaslanlaristotelianltragiclhero?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelpriestlsaysltheyldolnotlvialoedipuslaslalnewlgod,lbutlaslthelprimaryloflmen.lthislholdslwithl
aristotle'slviewlthatlaltrafficlherolhadltolbelgod,demi-god,lorlhero.
inlcaselweldidn'tlalreadylknowlit,lwhatlexpositionldoeslhelpriestlprovidelinlthislscene?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelpriestlremindslthelaudiencelthatloedipuslislthelherolwholsolvedlthelriddleloflthelsphinxl(th
el"felllsongstress")landlfreedlthelcityloflThebeslfromlitslbondage.
whyldolthelsupplicantslbelievelthatloedipuslwilllbelableltolfindlalsolutionltolthelfamine?l-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
thelpriestlexplainslthatloedipuslhadlnolhumanlhelplwhenlhelsolvedlthelriddleloflthelsphinx,lso
lhelmustlhavelhadlsomeldivinelhelp.lThelsupplicantlnowlhopeslOedipuslcanlconsultlhisldivin
elaideslandlfindlthelcureloflthelfamine
whyldoesloedipuslclaimlelsufferslevenlmorelthanlthelsupplicants?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
oedipuslclaimslthatleachlsupplicantlonlylsufferslforlhimselflindividuallylwhilelhe,loedipus,lsuf
ferslforlthelindividuallsubject,lhislsubjectslgenerallylandlforlhimself.
whatlimpressionldolwelgetlformloedipuslbasedlonlhisllanguage?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
whileloedipuslmightlindeedlbelalgoodlandlcompassionlking,ltherelislanlairloflpridelandlpomp
ousnesslaboutlhim
