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A monster, hard questions, and death - Answer-Sphinx A victim at the crossroads - Answer-Laius Where a child was abandoned - Answer-Mt. Cithaeron Foster mother - Answer-Merope Reluctant to tell the horrible truth - Answer-Tiresias Charged Creon with treason - Answer-Oedipus Citizens of this town under great affliction - Answer-Thebes Attempted to discredit the oracles - Answer-Jocasta Special envoy to Delphi - Answer-Creon Corinthian king - Answer-Polybus The people of Thebes believe that Oedipus will be able to save them because... - Answer-he saved the city in the past Oedipus demonstrates his willingness to rule the city openly by... - Answer-having Creon tell the oracle's message in public Oedipus decrees the penalty for the murderer of Laius will be: - Answer-exile The uncle of Oedipus was... - Answer-CreonCreon attempts to show Oedipus that he would not plot against Oedipus by... - Answer-saying that he enjoys the benefits of ruling without the responsibilities Jocasta is confident that the oracles are false when she first hears of Oedipus' fear because... - Answer-Laius was to have been killed by his son True of False? Oedipus' daughters were Antigone and Merope. - Answer-FALSE True of False? The name Oedipus means swollen feet. - Answer-TRUE How did Oedipus gain entrance to Thebes? - Answer-He solved the sphinx riddle True of False? The gods cursed Thebes because the city housed a murderer. - Answer-TRUE True of False? Oedipus tried to avoid the prediction that he would slay his father. - Answer-TRUE The one who slays Jocasta - Answer-herself Oedipus chooses the self punishment of... - Answer-putting out his eyes