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Oedipus The King Quiz

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Who wrote Oedipus the King?
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Sophocles
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In which Greek city did Oedipus live in with his adopted parents?
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Corinth
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What are the names of Oedipus' adopted parents?
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Polybius and Merope
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What does the name Oedipus mean?
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Swollen Foot
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Where is the place where Oedipus kills his father?
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Place where the 3 roads meet
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What are the names of Oedipus' two daughters?
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Antigone and Ismene
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What are the names of Oedipus' real parents?
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Laius and Jocasta
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Where is the play set (place and city)
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Royal House in Thebes
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What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx?
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Man
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Who is the God of Healing?
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Apollo
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What problem was Thebes facing when the play begun?
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Plague
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Who is the God of Greek cities?
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Athena
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When Oedipus was a baby where was he left to die?
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Mount Citheron
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Why did Oedipus leave his city and his adopted parents?
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Because of an oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother
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Who says this: "Destiny guide me always"
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Chorus
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What is the name of the blind old prophet?
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Tiresias
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What does the prophet accuse Oedipus of?
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Murdering Laius
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When was this play written?
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5th century B.C.
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Who said: "Nothing can penetrate the future"?
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Jocasta
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Who is the third in line to the throne in Thebes?
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Creon
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Who did Jocasta say killed Laius?
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Thieves
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Towards the end of the play who is the key witness that they are searching for?
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The shepherd
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How does Jocasta kill herself?
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She hangs herself
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Describe exactly what the Sphinx is?
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Riddle loving monster with the body of a lioness, the head of a woman and wings
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Who said: "Time is a great healer, you will see"?
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Creon
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Why does Oedipus choose not to commit suicide but to live on?
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He wants to suffer the truth and he couldn't face his parents in death
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What did the Sphinx do to anyone who couldn't solve the riddle?
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Ate them
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What does Oedipus threaten to do to the Shepherd if he doesn't tell the truth?
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Kill him
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Who does Oedipus call down curse on? (3 different people)
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The murderer, those who disobey his orders, himself if he proves to be an inmate of Oedipus' house
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What is the last line in the play?
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Count no man happy until he dies, free of pain at last
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Oedipus says: "So I will fight for him as if he were my father." Who is he talking about?
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Laius
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Who delivers Apollo's oracle about the plague?
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Creon
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Who tells Oedipus that he is not Polybius' son, which forces him to leave his father?
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A drunken man at a banquet
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How did Oedipus become the King of Thebes?
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He solved the riddle of the Sphinx
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How many children did Oedipus have?
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4
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Where is the oracle that they consult throughout the play?
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Delphi