1. True or false, Oedipus has four daughters

2. True or False
Oedipus is not a killer

3. 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

4. Oedipus is married to _____________.

5. 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

6. Oedipus’ home town is ____________.

7. True or false
Oedipus killed Laius in self defense

8. True or false
Polybus and Merope are Oedipus’ biological parents

9. Who gave baby Oedipus to Polybus and Merope
A. shepherd
B. messenger
C. Creon
D. Jocasta

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

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

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

13. 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

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

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

16. Oedipus blamed ____________ of conspiring against him
Jocasta
B. Creon
Polybus
Senator

17. Oedipus being “blind” to Teiresius’ prophecy is an example of
A. catharsis B. hamartia C. Dramatic irony D. Hubris

18. What was Oedipus’ hamartia (tragic flaw)

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

20. Who is Thebes?
A. Thebes is not a person B. Cryon’s person C. Antigone’s cousin D. Chorus

21. 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

22. Oedipus means _____________ foot

23. True or False
It is ironic that Oedipus was trying to avoid his fate; he was actually fulfilling it

24. Yes or No
Was Creon Oedipus’ step brother?

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

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

27. YES or NO
Is the chorus relevant

28. At the end of the play, what does Oedipus ask Creon to do with his children?
A. to kill them along with himself
B. to banish them since they remind him of his dreadful actions
C. To let him take his children with him as he leaves his old life behind.

29. True or False
Jocasta knows that she was married to her son before Oedipus knew

30. ________________ was Oedipus’ Father.

31. True or false
Creon knew Jocasta was Oedipus’ Mother when he got married to her because he came up with the prophecy

32. Who are Antigone and Ismene
A. Oedipus’ daughters
B. Your Mom
C. A magician
D. Oedipus’ sisters

33. Who is Jocasta?
Oedipus’ Mother
Oedipus’ wife
Neither A or B
Both B or C
Both A and B

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