OEDIPUS EXAM WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS (A+)"
What promise does oedipus make to anyone who comes forward with information about
Laios's murder. - CORRECT ANSWER -He promises that no harm will come to the
person who comes forward even if he has kept silent out of fear.
Why does Oedipus betrate ...
OEDIPUS EXAM WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS (A+)"
What promise does oedipus make to anyone who comes forward with information about
Laios's murder. - CORRECT ANSWER -He promises that no harm will come to the
person who comes forward even if he has kept silent out of fear.
Why does Oedipus betrate his people with regard to King Laios. - CORRECT ANSWER
-They never found out who killed Laios they kind of just left it and Oedipus was mad.
Who does the Choragos suggest could help Oedipus locate the whereabouts of the
murder. - CORRECT ANSWER -The prophet, Tiresias
What is Oedipus's reaction to hearing that Laios was killed in a place where three
highways met? - CORRECT ANSWER -He is surprised because he was at a
croosroads and killed someone there.
What had become of the only surviving member of the attack on King Laios's party? -
CORRECT ANSWER -The servant went to the queen and asked to be sent far away
from Thebes.
Why had Oedipus fled Corinth many years before? - CORRECT ANSWER -Oedipus
fled because he heard a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
Who does Oedipus insist Iocaste send for? - CORRECT ANSWER -He wants to see the
survivor of the attack on Laios.
According to Ode 2, what can be said about the hearts of mortals? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The Chorus claims mortals no longer know Apollo, and reverence for the
gods has died away
Why is Creon upset at the opening of scene 2? - CORRECT ANSWER -Oedipus has
accused him of being a traitor
What is Creon's defense against his accusations against him? - CORRECT ANSWER -
that he already was the second in command and his brother in law so why would he
argue about it
Who does the Choragos claim can settle the dispute between Oedipus and Creon? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Jocasta
, What convinces Oedipus to allow Creon to leave? - CORRECT ANSWER -The
Choragos says that life in Thebes is bad enough without having to deal with the feud
between Oedipus and Creon
What "proof" does Iocaste offer that prophets do not tell the truth? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Since they sent their infant son away to die due to the prophecy, Tieresias'
accusation against Oedipus cannot be true
What has been happening in Thebes that brings all members of the community to
Oedipus's palace for answers? - CORRECT ANSWER -Plants and crops are dying,
cattle and sheep are sick, unborn children are dying, and Thebes is becoming a
wasteland
What deed has Oedipus accomplished that makes the people believe that he is "the
man surest in mortal ways/and wisest in the ways of God"? - CORRECT ANSWER -he
figured out the riddle
What do the people of Thebes want Oedipus to do for them? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Want Oedipus to save them from their troubled times and "restore life to the city"
Who is Creon? - CORRECT ANSWER -brother in-law second in command
Who does Oedipus send to Delphi to learn how to save Thebes? - CORRECT
ANSWER -creon
What suggestion does Creon make when Oedipus asks about the message from the
God, Apollo? - CORRECT ANSWER -talk in private
Who is Laios? - CORRECT ANSWER -a king who was murdered and was Oedipus's
father
Why has no one made an attempt to find out the truth about what happened to Laois? -
CORRECT ANSWER -the people of Thebes were too busy dealing with the Sphinx to
investigate what had happened to Laios
Apollo, Athena, Artemis - CORRECT ANSWER -To which three gods does the Chorus
pray for help?
destroy whatever is bringing the plague - CORRECT ANSWER -What does the Chorus
want the gods to do for them?
Who is said to be the most concerned with the fate of Laio's murder? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Apollo
Who does Oedipus accuse of plotting against him? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creon
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