Plot
Where does our play take place?
Thebes
Who is the protagonist?
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is Apollo the god of?
The sun, poetry, prophecy, medicine, and plague
What disaster is happening in Thebes?
A plague sent by the god Apollo
Who is the Chorus?
A group of actors who represent the citizens of Thebes.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun\
In which Ancient Greek city was our play written and performed?
Athens
Who was murdered in Thebes?
The last king, Laius
How is Creon related to Oedipus?
Brother in law
(biological uncle)
What is the difference between:
Your / You're
Your = possessive. Something that belongs to you
You're - you are
Who is Sophocles? Who is Socrates?
Sophocles wrote our play. Socrates is a philosopher who was the speaker in Plato's Allegory of the Cave
How did Oedipus originally become the king?
He defeated the Sphinx by solving her riddle
Who is the blind prophet?
Tiresias
What does this abbreviation stand for?: etc.
When would you use it?
Et cetera. You use it at the end of a list if you don't want to keep listing things.
The author of our second book, Homer, lived at the same time as what invention in Greece?
Writing
Why is Oedipus angry with Creon?
He thinks Creon paid off Tiresias to accuse him of the murder. Oedipus thinks Creon wants to steal his crown.
Who is the Oracle of Delphi? Why is she important to the play?
Creon visits her to find out why Apollo sent the plague to Thebes. The Oracle is also the source of the original prophecy about Oedipus.
Which words should be capitalized in this sentence:
i went to athens, greece with my brother trent
I, Athens, Greece, Trent
GENIUS Q: Each planet in our solar system is named after a Greco-Roman god. Name each planet and the Greek god it corresponds with.
+2 points for each correct pair!
Mercury - Hermes, Venus - Aphrodite, Earth - Gaia, Mars - Ares, Jupiter - Zeus, Saturn - Cronos, Uranus - Ouranos, Neptune - Poseidon, Pluto - Hades