Oedipus Rex

A dramatic, ancient Greek theater scene with a focus on a tragic hero figure, symbolizing the themes of fate and identity, with Oedipus at the center under a spotlight, ancient ruins in the background.

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10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ThinkingSphinx457

Oedipus Rex is the king of __________

Thebes

Italy

Greece

Who is Oedipus Rex's brother in law?

Apollo

Creon

Jocasta

Who is the real father of Oedipus

Jocasta

Zeus

Laius

Who is the blind prophet?

Teiresias

Poseidon

Oedipus

What must be done in order for the curse to be lifted from Thebes?

Oedipus must find his sister

Laius' murderer must be found

There is no curse

What does the blind prophet tell Oedipus?

He killed his father

His mother killed his father

His father is still alive

True or false: Oedipus was adopted

True

False

True or False: Oedipus finds out he is actually married to his mother

True

False

Why does Creon go to Apollo's house early in the play?

He wants to ask the oracle how to end the plague

He wants Apollo's copy of On Writing by Stephen King

He wants to ask the oracle about his past

Where was Laius killed?

At a place where 3 roads meet

In his house

In the mountains

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