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Tragedy
Oedipus
Plot
Sub-Characters
Riddles and Prophecies
100
What was tragic about Jocasta?
She married her son according to the prophecy.
100
The parents of Oedipus are Jocasta and Laius. True or False?
True
100
What does Laius and Jocasta do to Oedipus to attempt to prevent their prophecy from coming true? a) raise him b)leave Oedipus to die as a baby at Mount Cithaeron. c) give Oedipus to a shepherd to be raised d) kill him
b)leave Oedipus to die as a baby at Mount Cithaeron.
100
Who is the previous king of Thebes?
Who is Laius.
100
Who solved the Sphinx's riddle? a) Oedipus b) Creon c) Tiresias d) Jocasta
Who is Oedipus.
200
What was so tragic about Laius's death?
He tried to kill Oedipus so that he could keep Thebes in prosperity.
200
Who was asked to leave Oedipus in Mount Cithaeron to die?
Who is the shepherd.
200
What was happening when Oedipus reigned over Thebes?
It is raining blood, the crops have died, and the children in the wombs of women are dying.
200
Who does Oedipus marry?
Who is Jocasta.
200
Who gives Oedipus several riddles which make him angry? a) Creon b) Jocasta c) Laius d) Tiresias
d) Tiresias.
300

What is the tragedy of Thebes?

They were being terrorized by the sphinx, then named a new king without finding the original king's murderer, and now a plague has been beset upon them.

300
Where does Oedipus go to find out who he was born from?
What is the Oracle of Delphi.
300
Who goes to the Oracle of Delphi to find a solution to the problem in Thebes?
Who is Creon.
300
Does Creon refuse to attempt to save Thebes? True or False
False, Creon goes to the Oracle of Delphi to find a way to save Thebes.
300
What was Laius's prophecy?
Laius's prophecy is that he is doomed to be killed by his son.
400
What does Oedipus hope he was as a child so that he could let go of his suspicion of himself being the killer of Laius?
What is a slave.
400
What is the reason Oedipus does not return to Corinth?
Oedipus did not want to kill his father and marry his mother as according to the prophecy.
400

What does Oedipus do to himself after he finds out what he has done?

Oedipus gouges his eyes with Jocasta's brooches.

400
Which character commits suicide at the end of the story?
Who is Jocasta.
400
Which sin is Oedipus committing when Tiresias says the riddle "I say that you and your most dearly loved Are wrapped together in a hideous sin, Blind to the horror of it"?
What is incest.
500
What is the tragic action that Oedipus doesn't want to stop doing near the end of the play? a) Ruling over Thebes. b) Oedipus doesn't want to let go of his daughters. c) Believing he is actually a slave. d)Attempting to kill Creon.
b)Oedipus doesn't want to let go of his daughters.
500

Why does Oedipus's feet have special marks on them? a)Birthmark b)Scars from the fight with Laius c)His feet were bound together so that he couldn't moved when he was a baby. d)Having a Calluses on his feet from his travels.

c)His feet were bound together so that he couldn't moved when he was a baby.

500

What does Oedipus ask Creon to let him do before he dies?

What is wander about Mount Cithaeron until he dies.

500

Who does Oedipus accuse of conspiring against him?

Who are Creon and Tiresias.

500

What was the final riddle given to Oedipus by Tiresias?

What is that the killer of Laius (Oedipus) can now see, but is really blind, and that he will be sightless, tapping the ground with a staff, despised by those who now love him.