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Test 2
1. At the beginning of the paly, Oedipus sends Creon to ______.
a. Corinth c. The Pythian Oracle
b. Exile d. None of these
2. According to the report, the man, they will find, must ______.
a. Become the next king c. Be sacrificed to the Sphinx
b. Be banished or killed d. None of these
3. ______ is rumoured to have killed Laius.
a. Teiresias c. Jocasta
b. Robbers d. None of these
4. Creon advised Oedipus to send for ______.
a. A Shepherd c. Teiresias
b. The Sphinx d. None of these
5. Jocasta attempts to prove to Oedipus that ______.
a. There is no truth in prophesy c. Teiresias is really his father
b. Creon killed Laius d. None of these
6. What made Oedipus go to the oracle when he was young?
a. A man called him a bastard c. Teiresias told him to
b. Creon tried to kill him d. None of these
7. Oedipus left Corinth because he was ______.
a. Summoned to kill the Sphinx c. Finding his real dad
b. Afraid of what the oracle said d. None of these
8. What news does the messenger bring from Corinth?
a. That Polybus was not Oedipus’s father c) That Corinth wants Oedipus to be its king
b. That Polybus is dead d) All of the above
9. ______ gave Oedipus to Polybus and Merope.
a. The Sphinx c. Teiresias
b. The messenger d. None of these
10. Oedipus have ______ children.
a. 2 c. 3
b. 4 d. None of these
11. Literal meaning of “Oedipus” is ______.
a. “Incest-monger” c. “Swollen foot”
b. “King of Thebes” d. None of these
12. Oedipus was raised to
a. Colonus c. Corinth
b. Thebes d. None of these
13. Teiresias does not appear in ______.
a. Oedipus the King c. Oedipus at Colonus
b. Antigone d. None of these

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14. Creon’s is _____ of Jocasta.
a. Brother c. Son
b. Father d. None of these
15. ______ speaks last in each of the Theban plays.
a. Ismene c. Creon
b. The Chorus d. None of these
16. Antigone was meant to marry ______.
a. Polynices c. Eteocles
b. Haemon d. None of these
17. ______ is the last remaining survivor of Oedipus’s Family.
a. Ismene c. Oedipus
b. Antigone d. None of these
18. Death of ______ occurs onstage.
a. Oedipus c. Jocasta
b. Antigone d. None of these
19. The woods, where Oedipus at Colonus takes place belongs to ______.
a. Euripides c. Eteocles
b. The Eumenides d. None of these
20. The prophet Teiresias, when asked by Oedipus to help rescue the city ______.
a. Immediately casts the blame on Oedipus himself c. Is very reluclant to cooperate
b. Swears a great oath that he himself is innocent d. None of these
21. The herdsman summoned by Oedipus knows that ______.
a. Polybus and Merope are not Oedipus’ real mother and father
b. Jocasta is Oedipus killed Laius
c. Oedipus killed Laius d. None of these
22. When Oedipus finds out the truth about his birth, he ______.
a. Kills his father c. Blinds himself
b. Kills his wife d. None of these
23. ______ witnesses Oedipus’ death.
a. Creon c. Ismene
b. Theseus d. None of these
24. ______ is dead at the end of Antigone.
a. Haemon, Antigone, and Eurydice c. Haemon, Antigone and Creon
b. Haemon, Tiresias and Creon d. None of these
25. How many of Sophocles’ 125 plays survived?
a. 130 c. 10
b. 7 d. 100
26. Which of the three Theban plays was probably written last?
a. Oedipus at Colonus c. No one knows
b. Oedipus the King d. Antigone
27. The answer to the riddle of the Sphinx is …
a. Apollo c. Man
b. God d. All of the above
28. An oracle is
a. Gravesite d. A festival held in the spring

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b. A lyric poem
c. Spokesperson of God
29. What does Oedipus use to stab out his own eyes?
a. Knives c. Sticks
b. The brooches from Jocasta’s robe d. The horns of a sacrificial bull
30. Why doesn’t Creon let him leave immediately?
a. He has to bury Jocasta
b. He has to take care of his children
c. He has to wait for Apollo’s word
d. He has to kill Teiresias
31. Which of the following is not a reason for Prometheus's punishment?
a) He does not love Zeus
b) He stole fire from the gods
c) He planned to depose Zeus
d) He loved human beings too much
32. Which of the following does not contribute to the impression that Oceanus is not fully sincere in his desire to
help Prometheus?
a) He does not get off his flying beast while talking
b) He tells the Chorus that Prometheus cannot be saved
c) Prometheus does not tell him nearly as much as he tells the Chorus and Io
d) He gives advice without first asking any questions
33. In what order does Prometheus list the metals he taught humanity to mine?
a) Bronze, iron, silver, gold c) Gold, silver, iron, bronze
b) Iron, silver, bronze, gold d) It's not clear from the text and no one cares anyway
34. According to Hephaestus, why is Zeus so harsh in his punishments?
a) He is bloodthirsty
b) He wants revenge against those who tormented him
c) He is manic-depressive
d) He is a new ruler
35. Io's descendants will not include
a) Inachus c) The Danaids
b) Kings of Argos d) Epaphus
36. The Oceanids defy Hermes when he orders them to
a) Go find their father c) Leave Prometheus alone
b) Help tighten Prometheus's bonds d) Pray to Zeus for forgiveness
37. Prometheus learned his prophecies from
a) His mother c) An Oracle
b) His father d) The world's only working eight ball
38. Which of the following probably concluded the original Prometheus trilogy?
a) Prometheus is freed and Zeus is overthrown
b) Prometheus is not freed and Zeus is not overthrown
c) Prometheus is freed and Zeus is not overthrown
d) Prometheus is not freed and Zeus is overthrown
39. Which of the following does the Chorus not endorse?
a) Piety c) Pity
b) Marrying Olympian gods d) Reconciliation
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40. Merope was the queen of
a) Thebes c) Kithron
b) Corinth d) Delphi
41. Daughter of which God appear in Prometheus Bound
a) Zues c) Appollo
b) Cupid d) Poseidon
42. Which generation of gods won the war between the Greek gods.
a) Olympians c) Titans
b) Hellas d) None of these
43. Prometheus is
a) God c) Demi god
b) Human d) Angel
44. What is the final fate of Oedipus?
a) Damnation c) Reprieve
b) Apotheoses d) None of these
45. Who was the younger of the thee tragedian?
a) Sophocles c) Aeschylus
b) Euripides d) Aristophanes
46. From whom did Sophocles learn his literary art mostly?
A. Socrates B. Plato
C. Aristotle D. Aeschylus
47. Who said that Sophocles 'saw life steadily and saw it whole'?
A. Longinus B. Matthew Arnold
C. Dryden D. T.S Eliot
48. Whom did Sophocles defeat in his first tragedy competition?
A. An unknown playwright B. Euripides
C. His mentor Aeschylus D. Plato
49. Who started the painted scenery in the background of the plays?
A. Aeschylus B. Aristotle
C. Euripides D. Sophocles
50. Who increased the number of characters in a drama from 2 to 3?
A. Aeschylus B. Euripides
C. Sophocles D. None of these
51. "Ajax" and "Antigone" are the plays by
A. Sophocles B. Euripides
C. Aeschylus D. None of these
52. Which dramatist was regarded as the favourite of the gods in Classical Greek period?
A. Sophocles B. Euripides
C. Aeschylus D. None of these
53. Who stopped Oedipus from banishing Creon?
A. Jocasta B. Tiresias
C. Antigone D. Polynices
54. . Antigone was the sister and daughter of
A. Oedipus B. Tiresias
C. Polynices D. None of these
55. Who was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta?
A. Haemon B. Prince Hamlet
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C. Polynices D. Tiresias
56. Who was the blind soothsayer of Thebes in Oedipus Rex?
A. Tiresias B. Creon
C. Haemon D. A shepherd
57. Oedipus Rex is a tragedy of
A. Pride B. Chance
C. Fate D. All of these
58. Who said this, "I have sinned with women, I've sinned with death"?
A. Laius B. Oedipus
C. Polybus D. Jocasta
59. "Tis more than death and darker, if I do" is said by
A. Shepherd B. Tiresias
C. Jocasta D. Polynices
60. Who said, "I am blind and thou/has mocked my blindness/Yea I'll speak now"?
A. Corinthian B. Merope
C. Shepherd D. Tiresias

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