Oedipus Test - AP Literature UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Oedipus Test - AP Literature UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the dramatic purpose of the prologue ? - CORRECT ANSWER- The dramatic
purpose of the prologue is to set the stage and introduce the plot.
How does Oedipus characterize himself?- - CORRECT ANSWER- as a hero...
Oedipus Test - AP Literature UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the dramatic purpose of the prologue ? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The dramatic
purpose of the prologue is to set the stage and introduce the plot.
How does Oedipus characterize himself?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔as a hero and a savior,
proud and concieted
What is his attitude toward the suppliants?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔paternal, he treats
them like his children, but he also talks down to them., care determination, reassuring
What conditions in Thebes does the Priest describe? - - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He says
that the city is clouded by storms, the agriculture is barren, the herds and women are barren
and the city is full of sickness.
How do the suppliants view Oedipus?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔they view him as as a
Hero and a Savior, noble, trustworthy, honorable.
What request does the Priest make of Oedipus?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔to save the city
What step has Oedipus already taken to deal with the problem of disease in Thebes?- -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔he has sent Creon ( a messenger) to consult the God Apollo in his
temple..
According to Creon, what did Apollo say must be done in order to cure Thebes of its
pollution?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔they must kill or banished the man who killed the
former king.
According to Creon, what were the circumstances of Laius' death?- - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔He was murdered by a band of thieves
, What motive does Oedipus assign to the killer of Laius?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔that he
was bribed by conspirators in Thebes
What is Oedipus resolved to do? - - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔to find the truth and seek
vengeance on the murderer
What is the reaction of the Chorus to Apollo's advice?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔They are
worried and afraid of the advice he gave and its consequences, they think something bad will
happen.
What conditions in Thebes does the Chorus describe?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔women
are having dead children, and people are dying of plague and there are so many that they just
lay around and "pollute" the air. The people of the city are turning violent against each other.
Why does Oedipus summon Teiresias?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔because he reads
Apollo's will and mind better than anyone else
What is Teiresias' reaction to Oedipus' request for help?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔he says
the things that he knows will not help the situation, that the things Oedipus says will lead
himself to ruin
How does Oedipus view Tieresias' behavior?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔he doesn't
understand, he thinks he's being despondent and disloyal to the city of his birth
What does Teiresias reveal to Oedipus as a result of the king's angry accusation?- -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔that the King himself is the murderer of the former king, even
though he doesn't know it.
What suspicion does Oedipus begin to harbor about Creon?- - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔he
thinks that Creon is behind the plot and wants to take the crown and wealth from him.
Why does Oedipus feel superior to Creon? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Because Oedipus is
King
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