Oedipus Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Oedipus Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the people of Thebes suffering from - CORRECT ANSWER- A plague: cattle
dying, women dying in labor, crops not growing, stillborn babies
What does the Priest ask Oedipus to do - CORRECT ANSWER- To save Thebes [from
the p...
Oedipus Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the people of Thebes suffering from - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A plague: cattle
dying, women dying in labor, crops not growing, stillborn babies
What does the Priest ask Oedipus to do - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To save Thebes [from
the plague]
What two reasons do the Thebans have for pleading to Oedipus for help - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔1) He's favored by the God's 2) He already solved a problem before [the
Sphinx]
What initial step does Oedipus indicate he has already taken - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He
has already sent Kreon to Apollo
What is the significance of Delphi - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Predicts what Oedipus needs
to do (Oracle)
What is an oracle - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Predicts the future
What is the message Kreon was given from the oracle at Delphi - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Get revenge on the murder
Who was murdered long ago - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Laius
What single clue about the murder does Kreon reveal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A band of
thieves attacked
What prevented the Thebans from tracking down the murderer of Laius at the time the
murder occurred - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The Sphinx- Persuaded them to let it go &
concentrate on "what's at their feet"
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