VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (A+)"
Who wrote Oedipus the King? - CORRECT ANSWER -Sophocles
In which Greek city did Oedipus live in with his adopted parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Corinth
What are the names of Oedipus' adopted parents? - CORRECT ANSWER -Polybius
and Merope
What does the name Oedipus mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -Swollen Foot
Where is the place where Oedipus kills his father? - CORRECT ANSWER -Place where
the 3 roads meet
What are the names of Oedipus' two daughters? - CORRECT ANSWER -Antigone and
Ismene
What are the names of Oedipus' real parents? - CORRECT ANSWER -Laius and
Jocasta
Where is the play set (place and city) - CORRECT ANSWER -Royal House in Thebes
What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? - CORRECT ANSWER -Man
Who is the God of Healing? - CORRECT ANSWER -Apollo
What problem was Thebes facing when the play begun? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Plague
Who is the God of Greek cities? - CORRECT ANSWER -Athena
When Oedipus was a baby where was he left to die? - CORRECT ANSWER -Mount
Citheron
Why did Oedipus leave his city and his adopted parents? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Because of an oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother
Who says this: "Destiny guide me always" - CORRECT ANSWER -Chorus
What is the name of the blind old prophet? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tiresias