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Oedipus Final Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Oedipus - CORRECT ANSWER- Saved Thebes from Sphinx and murderer of Laius Jocasta - CORRECT ANSWER- Mother and wife of Oedipus Creon - CORRECT ANSWER- brother of Jocasta and King of Thebes at the end of the play

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Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Oedipus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Saved Thebes from Sphinx and murderer of Laius



Jocasta - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mother and wife of Oedipus



Creon - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔brother of Jocasta and King of Thebes at the end of the
play


Tiresias - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔blind prophet



Choragos - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔chorus leader



Apollo - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔God of the sun and prophecy



The Old Shepherd - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔found infant on Mt. Cithaeron



Laius - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son
Oedipus where 3 roads meet


King Polybus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔King of Corinth who raised Oedipus as his own
son


Name the four functions of a greek mask - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔specific role,
identified gender, rank, and mood; acted as a megaphone; and allowed actors to change roles
easily


What were the two main purposes of the Greek gods? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔to provide
fortune and control social & nature forces

, What are the people of Thebes suffering from? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a death plague


What are the two reasons the Thebans have for pleading for Oedipus for help? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔He is the King
He saved them once from the Sphinx


What is an oracle? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a divine message from the gods



Who was murdered? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔King Lauis


Who does Oedipus assume is responsible for Laius' murder? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Creon



What is the significance of Tiresias to the god, Apollo - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He is
Apollo's servant


List 4 of the many prophecies Teiresias gives to Oedipus regarding the murderer of King
Laius - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The murderer is in Thebes now,
The murderer is a native
The murderer will soon be blinded
The murderer will lose his fortune


What two reasons does Choragos give Oedipus for believing Creon is innocent? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Creon has never spoken foolishly
He is a loyal friend


Why does Jocasta have no faith in the oracles of seers and prophets? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Jocasta and King Lauis received an oracle that stated their son would kill Lauis and
marry Jocasta, but their son, according to Jocasta, died on the mountain.


Author of Oedipus Rex - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sophocles

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