Oedipus Rex
The prophecy given about Oedipus at birth.
That he would kill his father and marry his mother.
What was the Count of Monte Cristo's real name?
Edmund Dantes
How many levels of hell are there?
9
How many wives does Okonkwo have?
Who wrote The Art of War?
Sun Tzu
The beast that Oedipus defeated in Thebes.
The sphinx.
Name of the police officer who hunted Jean Valjean throughout his life.
Who is Dante's guide through hell?
Virgil
What happens to Ikemefuna?
He is sacrificed and Okonkwo kills him.
Which short story uses magical realism?
The Prophet's Hair
What Oedipus did after finding out that he had fulfilled the prophecy.
Gouged out his eyes.
What did Jean Valjean promise to Fantine before she died?
That he would take care of her daughter, Cosette.
Name for the idea that the type of punishment should match the sin committed.
Contrapasso
Why is Okonkwo exiled from Umuofia?
He murders a boy from the community.
Literary device where the person telling the story is not entirely truthful or trustworthy.
Unreliable narrator
How Oedipus's parents attempted to avoid the prophecy.
Bound Oedipus's feet and abandoned him on a mountain.
How did Jean Valjean rescue Marius from the barricade?
Through the sewers
What three characters are featured in the final layer of hell?
Satan, Judas, and Brutus
What happens to Okonkwo at the end?
He takes his own life because he doesn't want to be part of a village that isn't willing to fight back.
Who is the theif that gets arrested for murder from "In a Grove"?
Tajomaru
What do eyes symbolize in Oedipus Rex.
Blindness to the truth.
Name the three men who framed The Count of Monte Cristo.
Villefort, Danglars, and Fernand
What two influences are seen throughout Dante's Inferno?
Catholicism and Roman history/mythology
What is Okonkwo's fatal flaw?
He is afraid of being viewed as weak.
What country does "The Prophet's Hair" take place in?
India