Question 1

Oedipus saved Thebes from:

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the Sphinx

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a corrupt king

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invaders

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a prophecy

Question 2

Tiresias is a

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blind prophet

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deaf musician

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unhealthy doctor

Question 3

Oedipus angers Tiresias by denying his prophecies.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 4

Tiresias predicts Oedipus will:

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"see" when he is blind

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solve the Sphinx's riddle

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be succeeded by Creon

Question 5

Creon is angry when Oedipus accuses him of conspiracy with.....

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Tiresisas

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an oracle

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his sons

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Jocasta

Question 6

Oedipus FIRST suspects he might be the murderer when he hears from:

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Jocasta

Answer

Tiresias

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Creon

Question 7

The Corinthian messenger announces that:

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Polybus is dead and Oedipus is king

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Merope has died

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Creon has returned

Question 8

Oedipus' name comes from:

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his bound feet

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eyes like the sun

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being dark and mysterious

Question 9

The Corinthian messenger knows the shepherd because:

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he gave the infant Oedipus to him

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was there when Polybus died

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he brought the news of Laius' death

Question 10

Jocasta begs Oedipus to stop asking questions because:

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she fears the truth about who the baby boy was

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it might reveal she married a slave or slave's son

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she fears he will anger the leaders of Thebes

Question 11

Oedipus blinds himself because:

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he can no longer look at anything with pride or dignity

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he wants to sacrifice himself to the gods

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he prefers blindness to execution or banishment

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he envies Tiresias

Question 12

At the end of the play, he is the new ruler of Thebes

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Creon

Answer

Tiresias

Answer

Oedipus

Question 13

They offer the perspective that no man is happy while he lives

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Chorus

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Prologue

Answer

Exodus

Question 14

He tried to force Oedipus off the road when they met at the three highways

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Lauis

Answer

Tiresias

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Creon

Question 15

This person curses the man who removed the bonds from the baby's ankles

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Oedipus

Answer

Tiresias

Answer

Jocasta

Answer

Laius

Question 16

This person vows to never use Oedipus' name again

Accepted Answer

Jocasta

Answer

Tiresias

Answer

Creon

Question 17

This person comments that Oedipus has eyes that cannot see

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Tiresias

Answer

Creon

Answer

Jocasta

Question 18

This word means the act of begging or pleading desperately

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supplication

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contemptuously

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defile

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liberated

Question 19

This word means to be freed from oppression

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liberated

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contemptuously

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supplication

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defile

Question 20

Which word means to make unclean?

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defile

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liberated

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rationally

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contemptuously

Question 21

Which word means to speak or act with hate?

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contemptuously

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defile

Answer

liberated

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rationally

Question 22

Which word means to act with logic and thought?

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rationally

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defile

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supplication

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liberated

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a trait of a tragic hero?

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superhuman powers

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flaw that hurts them

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experiences an epiphany

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potential for good and bad

Question 24

The chorus did all of the following EXCEPT:

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murder corrupted characters on stage

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dance and sing in response to the play

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represent the feelings of the audience

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establish the facts in the play

Question 25

The Greeks used ____________ actors in their tragedies:

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3

Answer

1

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4

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2

Question 26

When an audience knows more than the characters in the play, it is called:

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dramatic irony

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verbal irony

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fate

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situational irony

Question 27

The moment the audience experiences a relief of emotional tension in a tragedy is called an:

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catharsis

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catastrophe

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hubris

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epiphany

Question 28

Which one is a NOT a reason Greeks used masks in their plays?

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so women could be actors

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to portray different types of characters

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to allow one actor to play several parts

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to exaggerate faces and expressions

Question 29

Oedipus' tragic flaw was:

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pride/hubris

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anger

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intelligence

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honor

Question 30

Blindness is a symbol in the play that represents what?

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Those without sight could see the truth

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Those with pride could see the truth

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Those who were royalty could see the truth

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Those with sight were the only ones who could see

Question 31

The theme "No man is happy until his death" fits best with:

Accepted Answer

The Chorus

Answer

Jocasta

Answer

Oedipus

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Creon

Question 32

The theme "Death is better than facing the horrors of the truth" fits best with:

Accepted Answer

Jocasta

Answer

Tiresias

Answer

Creon

Answer

Oedipus

Question 33

The theme "The truth must be investigated no matter the price" fits best with:

Accepted Answer

Oedipus

Answer

Creon

Answer

Jocasta

Answer

Tiresias

Question 34

The theme "Knowledge is useless when it only brings misery" fits best with:

Accepted Answer

Tiresias

Answer

Jocasta

Answer

Creon

Answer

Oedipus

Question 35

The theme "Power is better without  the kingship" fits best with:

Accepted Answer

Creon

Answer

Jocasta

Answer

Oedipus

Answer

Tiresias

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