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Oedipus Rex Test Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025 Why were Greek dramas originally performed? What was this God in charge of? - answerGreek dramas were originally performed honoring Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, and rebirth. Briefly define "Tragedy". What does the word tragedy come from? - answerTragedy- a serious drama featuring a none, dignified protagonist who strives to achieve something but is ultimately defeated.; it is derived from the Greek "tragodia,...

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Oedipus Rex Test Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025 What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play? - answerasking for help Why is the priest asking for help? - answerThe city is suffering Creon is Oedipus's... - answerbrother-in-law The blight in Thebes has affected all of the following EXCEPT: - answerthe water supply Who was king before Oedipus? - answerLaius How did the previous king die? - answerkilled by a band of robbers What is the cause of the plague? - a...

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Oedipus Rex Study Guide Questions and Answers Rated A themselves. Oedipus to question his innocence. downfall. What is the main conflict in Part 1? Oedipus and the plague in Thebes. Why is Oedipus looking for the murderer of Laius? Finding the murderer will end the plague. What is a central idea found in the play? People will eventually discover and accept the truth about What is the turning point for Oedipus? It's when Jocasta reveals some information that causes Who informs Oedipus ...

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OEDIPUS THE KING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS In line 15 of Oedipus the King, Part I, the word "suppliant" most nearly means- ANSWtaking charge Read these lines from the parados of Oedipus the King, Part I. Chorus. . . . Corpses litter the city streets. Death feeds upon death. Infection breeds, and there is No time to mourn the uncountable dead. What is the purpose of these lines of the parados? ANSWto provide commentary on how severe the plague is

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OEDIPUS THE KING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Episode; lines 200-443 (summary) ANSWHe saves them from the plague. Oedipus asks for knowledge and figures out his fate. Teiresias is blind but can see into the future. Teiresias knows Oedipus is the murderer. 2nd episode; starts on line 479 (summary) ANSWCreon and oedipus argue. Oedipus hears something that jogs his memory: the road where 3 roads meet and his prophecy. Ode; lines 444-487 (summary) ANSWChorus says the gods are hunting. He...

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OEDIPUS THE KING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Why did Oedipus leave Corinth? ANSWApollo told him that he would kill his father and marry his mother Where does Oedipus kill Laius? ANSW"where three roads meet" What is the riddle of the Sphinx that Oedipus solved? ANSWQ: 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? ANSWTiresias

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OEDIPUS REX TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Direct Characterization ANSWAuthor directly describes character indirect characterization ANSWThe character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others Anagnorisis ANSWrecognition or discovery on the part of the hero; change from ignorance to knowledge Hamartia ANSWa fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

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OEDIPUS REX TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Jocasta ANSW-Oedipus' wife and mother -Frequently critical of the gods and prophecies -kills herself when she realizes who Oedipus is Creon ANSW-Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle -reasonable man with the city of Thebes on his mind -accused of treason by Oedipus -Doesn't want to be king -takes over Thebes after Oedipus is banished -raises Oedipus' children

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OEDIPUS REX TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What does Oedipus announce to the Theban people? ANSWwhoever knows who killed laiu should come forward; the person who knows will be punished if he helps the killer; and that if any man confesses, he will be banished Who is rumored to have killed Laius? ANSWrobbers Who does Creon advise Oedipus to send for? ANSWTeiresias What does Teiresias say when he arrives? ANSWhe's not going to tell who the killer is

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OEDIPUS THE KING TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS What is the result of Oedipus's interrogation of Tiresias? ANSWp 179, 397-401 Who does Oedipus believe is plotting against him? ANSWCreon and Tiresias Line 435 What "story" does Tiresias make up? ANSWThe one about Oedipus being the murderer. p. 179 line 400 Oedipus changes his opinion about Tiresias during one conversation. What were his initial feelings towards Tiresias and what causes him to change his mind? ANSWOedi...

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OEDIPUS THE KING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Laius ANSWOedipus's father and former King of Thebes, before Oedipus killed him... Jocasta ANSWOedipus's mother...and wife...who killed herself after she found out that Oedipus was her son "The place where three roads meet" ANSWThe place where Oedipus killed his father and the king, Laius, after he got into a brawl with him as they passed by each other on the road Apollo ANSWGod of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healin...

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OEDIPUS THE KING TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS From whose curse did Oedipus rescue Thebes? A. Sphinx B. Laius C. Apollo D. Creon ANSWA. Sphinx Where was Laius killed? A. On a one lane bridge B. Between a rock and a hard place C. In the mountains of Corinth D. At a three-way crossroads ANSWD. At a three-way crossroads

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OEDIPUS REX TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS What does Oedipus announce to the Theban people? ANSWHe 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? ANSWIt is rumored that thieves or outlaws had killed Laius Whom does Creon advise Oedipus to consult to find the truth? ANSWCreon believes Oedipus should speak with Teiresias

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OEDIPUS REX STUDY GUIDE (HONORS) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What must be done, according to Apollo, to bring Thebes back to life? ANSWThe murderer must be found and killed When the people pray to the gods for help, Oedipus responds in what way that demonstrates his Hubris? What does he say? (p.18) ANSWHe will do it on his own When Oedipus asks Tiresias, the blind prophet, to reveal the name of the murderer, what is Tiresias' response? (p. 21) ANSWHe is afraid to say

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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 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Teiresias ANSWBlind prophet led by a small boy, Apollo's oracle (Character Traits: Wise, Attentive) Paradox: Although he's blind, he can see better than any of those around him. Creon ANSWJocasta's brother, Shares one third of Thebes's riches with Oedipus and Jocasta. Devout follower of the oracle of Apollo (Character Traits: Loyal, Forgiving, Believer) Loyal friend to Oedipus, and remains forgiving and kind to Oedipus...

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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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OEDIPUS REX QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Both of them are accusing each other of plotting against each other; which is a heated debate which is what stichomythia is used for ANSWWhy is stichomythia used in a dialogue with Creon and Oedipus? Oedipus realizes he killed Laius at the crossroads ANSWWhat realization does Oedipus have as he listens to Jocasta tell the story of how her husband was killed? -Wants to avoid prophecy of killing his father who he thinks is Phocis's King b...

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