OEDIPUS THE KING FINAL EXAM WITH
FULL ANSWER KEY (2024 EDITION)"
At the beginning of the play, what problem is facing the city of thebe's? - CORRECT
ANSWER -a plague
what is a supplication? - CORRECT ANSWER -supplication is the action or begging for
help or assistance
in the very first lines of the play, Oedipus refers tot he citizens of the Thebes as his
"children". what does this reveal about Oedipus' attitude about his relationship with the
city of Thebes - CORRECT ANSWER -he loves them like his own family or his attitude
could be he thinks that he is better than they are.
what three things have been affected by the "blight"? what is a blight? - CORRECT
ANSWER -crops, cattle, and the still born babies. blight is a destructive disease
from whom did Oedipus free the Thebans before he became king? - CORRECT
ANSWER -the sphinx
who is Creon? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creon is Oedipus brother in law
what has Oedipus sent Creon to do? why? - CORRECT ANSWER -he sends him to
Apollo to talk to the oracle of Apollo to ask why is the city dying and what they can do to
save it
what is an oracle? - CORRECT ANSWER -is a virigin girl who speaks to the gods and
speaks for them
Creon took a long time to come back to Thebes with news from the oracle. Why? -
CORRECT ANSWER -he took his time and he is afraid of Oedipus and what is his
saying
what was the message of the oracle? - CORRECT ANSWER -get rid of the pollution in
the land
what are the two means of punishment suggested by the oracle?what did the person
do? - CORRECT ANSWER -blood by blood and banish a man
they killed the former king
what has happened to the survivor? - CORRECT ANSWER -he lives outside of the city
who was king of the Thebes before Oedipus? - CORRECT ANSWER -laios
, who is jocasta? what is her relationship to both kings? - CORRECT ANSWER -she is
the queen of Thebes. the relationship is that she is the wife of both men
what has happened to the former king?who did it? - CORRECT ANSWER -he was
murdered
a group of robbers
who does Tiresias say the murder is? - CORRECT ANSWER -oedipus
what stopped the investigation? - CORRECT ANSWER -the sphinx
what is a chorus in Greek theater? what does it represent? - CORRECT ANSWER -20-
25 men that speak or sing in unison
it represents the citizens
why does the chorus think that the survivor wont come forward - CORRECT ANSWER -
he is afraid of the punishment
what does Oedipus ask from Tiresias? - CORRECT ANSWER -he wants the name of
the murder
what is Tiresias's response? - CORRECT ANSWER -I know who did but I am not going
to tell; you do not want to know who the murder is.
what does Tiresias ask from Oedipus? - CORRECT ANSWER -he asks that he wants to
go home
what is ironic about Oedipus telling Tiresias to "look at us here on our knees"? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Tiresias is blind so he cant look at us here on our knees
what does Tiresias promise to never do? - CORRECT ANSWER -he promises to never
tell Oedipus the truth
what does Oedipus accuse Tiresias of? - CORRECT ANSWER -being the murder
what does Oedipus say in response? - CORRECT ANSWER -he says that Tiresias is a
lier and not good at your job
what else does Tiresias accuse Oedipus of being? why is this ironic? - CORRECT
ANSWER -a shame to his people- foul shame
who does Oedipus think Tiresias is working with? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creon
who does Oedipus think is conspiring against him? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creon and
Tiresias
FULL ANSWER KEY (2024 EDITION)"
At the beginning of the play, what problem is facing the city of thebe's? - CORRECT
ANSWER -a plague
what is a supplication? - CORRECT ANSWER -supplication is the action or begging for
help or assistance
in the very first lines of the play, Oedipus refers tot he citizens of the Thebes as his
"children". what does this reveal about Oedipus' attitude about his relationship with the
city of Thebes - CORRECT ANSWER -he loves them like his own family or his attitude
could be he thinks that he is better than they are.
what three things have been affected by the "blight"? what is a blight? - CORRECT
ANSWER -crops, cattle, and the still born babies. blight is a destructive disease
from whom did Oedipus free the Thebans before he became king? - CORRECT
ANSWER -the sphinx
who is Creon? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creon is Oedipus brother in law
what has Oedipus sent Creon to do? why? - CORRECT ANSWER -he sends him to
Apollo to talk to the oracle of Apollo to ask why is the city dying and what they can do to
save it
what is an oracle? - CORRECT ANSWER -is a virigin girl who speaks to the gods and
speaks for them
Creon took a long time to come back to Thebes with news from the oracle. Why? -
CORRECT ANSWER -he took his time and he is afraid of Oedipus and what is his
saying
what was the message of the oracle? - CORRECT ANSWER -get rid of the pollution in
the land
what are the two means of punishment suggested by the oracle?what did the person
do? - CORRECT ANSWER -blood by blood and banish a man
they killed the former king
what has happened to the survivor? - CORRECT ANSWER -he lives outside of the city
who was king of the Thebes before Oedipus? - CORRECT ANSWER -laios
, who is jocasta? what is her relationship to both kings? - CORRECT ANSWER -she is
the queen of Thebes. the relationship is that she is the wife of both men
what has happened to the former king?who did it? - CORRECT ANSWER -he was
murdered
a group of robbers
who does Tiresias say the murder is? - CORRECT ANSWER -oedipus
what stopped the investigation? - CORRECT ANSWER -the sphinx
what is a chorus in Greek theater? what does it represent? - CORRECT ANSWER -20-
25 men that speak or sing in unison
it represents the citizens
why does the chorus think that the survivor wont come forward - CORRECT ANSWER -
he is afraid of the punishment
what does Oedipus ask from Tiresias? - CORRECT ANSWER -he wants the name of
the murder
what is Tiresias's response? - CORRECT ANSWER -I know who did but I am not going
to tell; you do not want to know who the murder is.
what does Tiresias ask from Oedipus? - CORRECT ANSWER -he asks that he wants to
go home
what is ironic about Oedipus telling Tiresias to "look at us here on our knees"? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Tiresias is blind so he cant look at us here on our knees
what does Tiresias promise to never do? - CORRECT ANSWER -he promises to never
tell Oedipus the truth
what does Oedipus accuse Tiresias of? - CORRECT ANSWER -being the murder
what does Oedipus say in response? - CORRECT ANSWER -he says that Tiresias is a
lier and not good at your job
what else does Tiresias accuse Oedipus of being? why is this ironic? - CORRECT
ANSWER -a shame to his people- foul shame
who does Oedipus think Tiresias is working with? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creon
who does Oedipus think is conspiring against him? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creon and
Tiresias
