True or false, Oedipus has four daughters

• True or False

• Oedipus is not a killer

• Who is the person who told Oedipus that his Father wasn’t really his Father

• A. The Oracle• B. The Shepherd• C. Jocasta• D. The Chorus

• Oedipus is married to _____________.

• How was O found as a baby• A. nails in hands• B. in basket• C. nails in ankles• D. A and C• E. All of the above

• Oedipus’ home town is ____________.

True or false

• Oedipus killed Laius in self defense

True or false

• Polybus and Merope are Oedipus’ biological parents

• Who gave baby Oedipus to Polybus and Merope

• A. shepherd• B. messenger• C. Creon• D. Jocasta

• Ismene and Antigone are Oedipus’• A. sisters• B. daughters• C. cousins• D. aunts• E. A and B• F. B and C

• Who is the Queen’s brother• A. Laius• B. Oedipus• C. Creon• D. Tieresius

• Who was the first King• A. Oedipus• B. Creon• C. Laius• D. Apollo

• Where was Oedipus abandoned• A. he wasn’t; he was just given to the King and

Queen of Corinth• B. in a forest• C. in a desert• D. in the mountains

• Who was the murderer of Laius• A. Creon• B. Jocasta• C. Oedipus• D. Tieresius

• Who are Oedipus’ real parents• A. Jocasta and Laius• B. Tieresius and Jocasta• C. Jocasta and Merope• D. Jocasta and sperm donor

Oedipus blamed ____________ of conspiring against him

a. Jocastab. B. Creonc. Polybusd. Senator

Oedipus being “blind” to Teiresius’ prophecy is an example of

A. catharsisB. hamartiaC. Dramatic ironyD. Hubris

• What was Oedipus’ hamartia (tragic flaw)

• Why is it ironic that Oedipus has his eyes gouged out at the end of the play?

Who is Thebes?

A. Thebes is not a personB. Cryon’s personC. Antigone’s cousinD. Chorus

• Why did Creon not fulfill Oedipus’ last request to kill him?

• A) Because Creon wants complete power• B) Because Creon has to follow the will of the

gods• C) Because the priest has to decide

• Oedipus means _____________ foot

True or False

It is ironic that Oedipus was trying to avoid his fate; he was actually fulfilling it

Yes or No

• Was Creon Oedipus’ step brother?

• How did Oedipus punish himself at the end• A. hung himself• B. gouged out his eyes• C. jumped off the palace

• Where was Laius murdered• A. his home palace• B. at the crossroads• C. at the church• D. in Corinth

YES or NO

• Is the chorus relevant

• At the end of the play, what does Oedipus ask Creon to do with his children?

A. to kill them along with himselfB. to banish them since they remind him of his

dreadful actionsC. To let him take his children with him as he

leaves his old life behind.

True or False

• Jocasta knows that she was married to her son before Oedipus knew

• ________________ was Oedipus’ Father.

True or false

• Creon knew Jocasta was Oedipus’ Mother when he got married to her because he came up with the prophecy

• Who are Antigone and IsmeneA. Oedipus’ daughtersB. Your MomC. A magicianD. Oedipus’ sisters

Who is Jocasta?a. Oedipus’ Motherb. Oedipus’ wifec. Neither A or Bd. Both B or Ce. Both A and B

• What nationality is the text• A. British• B. German• C. Greek• D. Irish