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Oedipus Test - AP Literature Exam Practice Questions and Answers What is the dramatic purpose of the prologue ? - ANSWER-The dramatic purpose of the prologue is to set the stage and introduce the plot. How does Oedipus characterize himself?- - ANSWER-as a hero and a savior, proud and concieted ...

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Oedipus Test - AP Literature Exam

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What is the dramatic purpose of the prologue ? - ANSWER✔✔-The dramatic purpose of the prologue is

to set the stage and introduce the plot.


How does Oedipus characterize himself?- - ANSWER✔✔-as a hero and a savior, proud and concieted


What is his attitude toward the suppliants?- - ANSWER✔✔-paternal, he treats them like his children, but

he also talks down to them., care determination, reassuring


What conditions in Thebes does the Priest describe? - - ANSWER✔✔-He says that the city is clouded by

storms, the agriculture is barren, the herds and women are barren and the city is full of sickness.


How do the suppliants view Oedipus?- - ANSWER✔✔-they view him as as a Hero and a Savior, noble,

trustworthy, honorable.


What request does the Priest make of Oedipus?- - ANSWER✔✔-to save the city


What step has Oedipus already taken to deal with the problem of disease in Thebes?- - ANSWER✔✔-he

has sent Creon ( a messenger) to consult the God Apollo in his temple..


According to Creon, what did Apollo say must be done in order to cure Thebes of its pollution?- -

ANSWER✔✔-they must kill or banished the man who killed the former king.


According to Creon, what were the circumstances of Laius' death?- - ANSWER✔✔-He was murdered by a

band of thieves


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What motive does Oedipus assign to the killer of Laius?- - ANSWER✔✔-that he was bribed by

conspirators in Thebes


What is Oedipus resolved to do? - - ANSWER✔✔-to find the truth and seek vengeance on the murderer


What is the reaction of the Chorus to Apollo's advice?- - ANSWER✔✔-They are worried and afraid of the

advice he gave and its consequences, they think something bad will happen.


What conditions in Thebes does the Chorus describe?- - ANSWER✔✔-women are having dead children,

and people are dying of plague and there are so many that they just lay around and "pollute" the air. The

people of the city are turning violent against each other.


Why does Oedipus summon Teiresias?- - ANSWER✔✔-because he reads Apollo's will and mind better

than anyone else


What is Teiresias' reaction to Oedipus' request for help?- - ANSWER✔✔-he says the things that he knows

will not help the situation, that the things Oedipus says will lead himself to ruin


How does Oedipus view Tieresias' behavior?- - ANSWER✔✔-he doesn't understand, he thinks he's being

despondent and disloyal to the city of his birth


What does Teiresias reveal to Oedipus as a result of the king's angry accusation?- - ANSWER✔✔-that the

King himself is the murderer of the former king, even though he doesn't know it.


What suspicion does Oedipus begin to harbor about Creon?- - ANSWER✔✔-he thinks that Creon is

behind the plot and wants to take the crown and wealth from him.


Why does Oedipus feel superior to Creon? - ANSWER✔✔-Because Oedipus is King




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