This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Greek Classics > Oedipus Rex > Oedipus Rex – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Oedipus Rex Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the "good" news that the messenger tells Oedipus? A) Oedipus was adopted. B) Merope has died so he doesn't have to worry about marrying her. C) Oedipus is lucky because he gets the throne next. D) Oedipus actually has an older brother who will take the throne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oedipus was adopted. 2. A mythological creature that has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird; she is cruel and merciless; she killed and ate those who could not answer her riddle; when Oedipus solved the riddle, she threw herself from a high rock and died. A) Sophocles. B) Oedipus. C) Thebes. D) Sphinx. E) Delphi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sphinx. 3. The brother-in-law of Oedipus who became the King at the end of the play A) Creon. B) Antigone. C) Tiresias. D) Polybus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creon. 4. Define cancerous A) Evil or malignant (spreads destructively). B) The state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored. C) One fallen from grace or honor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evil or malignant (spreads destructively). 5. Make known through divine inspiration. A) Reveals. B) Faction. C) Oracle. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reveals. 6. Who are Oedipus's birth parents? A) Polybos and Merope. B) Choragos and Shepherd. C) Laius and Iocaste. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laius and Iocaste. 7. What is a Civic Duty in Greek Culture? A) Participating in Marriage. B) Participating in Politics. C) Participating in Prayer. D) Participating in Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participating in Theater. 8. The previous king of Thebes who was killed at the "meeting of three roads" ? A) Polybus. B) Creon. C) Width. D) Oedipus Rex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Width. 9. This word means excessive pride, overconfidence A) Hubris. B) Tragic flaw. C) Hamartia. D) Catharsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hubris. 10. What does the word PENDULUM mean? A) A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward,. B) A large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession. C) A large waterfall. D) The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward,. 11. Oedipus' tragic flaw or hamartia was his ..... A) Catharsis. B) Hubris. C) Tragic flaw. D) Oracle. E) Greek tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hubris. 12. What role does fate play in the life decisions of an individual? A) It serves as a guide for an individual's decisions throughout their life. B) It is a red herring that misleads individuals about the outcomes of their choices. C) It is a warning that goes unheeded, leading to unforeseen consequences. D) It is a source of hope for people, promising a better future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a warning that goes unheeded, leading to unforeseen consequences. 13. What tragic flaw leads to a successful entrepreneur's downfall? A) Envy. B) Greed. C) Sloth. D) Pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pride. 14. King of Thebes; his name means "swollen foot" A) Oedipus. B) Apollo. C) Sphinx. D) Theban. E) Thebes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oedipus. 15. What does the word DELIVERANCE mean? A) To exceed or surpass. B) Something that causes pain or suffering. C) The act of being rescued or set free. D) To praise or boast about. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The act of being rescued or set free. 16. In the final lines of Oedipus Rex, the Chorus says: "Count no mortal happy till / he has passed the final limit of his life secure from pain." What tragic idea is expressed in these lines? A) One must try to live happily and to avoid pain. B) Even good people cannot expect a happy afterlife. C) Every life, no matter its ups and downs, ends in misery. D) Even those who seem very fortunate may come to experience pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even those who seem very fortunate may come to experience pain. 17. This image represents which vocabulary word from the Prologue of Oedipus Rex? A) Augury. B) Inattentive. C) Compunction. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inattentive. 18. Oedipus's father's smile A) Haring Polybus. B) Haring Creon. C) King Apollo. D) Herring Lauis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haring Polybus. 19. Who's story do Theban Plays focus on? A) Oedipus and his daughters. B) Odysseus and his crew. C) Love and death. D) Tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oedipus and his daughters. 20. In Oedipus Rex, what does Oedipus fear will happen to his daughters? A) They will try to kill him for his misdeeds. B) They will follow him into exile. C) They will be shunned because of their father's deeds. D) They will be killed for what their father has done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will be shunned because of their father's deeds. 21. What does the concept of 'fate' primarily represent in real-life decisions? A) The inevitability of fate. B) The blindness of man to the truth. C) The wisdom of the gods. D) The folly of human ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The inevitability of fate. 22. Spoken by one or two characters before the chorus appears. The prologue usually gives the background information needed to understand the events of the play. A) Ode. B) Prologue. C) Episode/Scene. D) Exit. E) Stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prologue. 23. Define abomination A) To evade or avoid. B) Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values. C) The quality of deserving abhorrence or disgust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The quality of deserving abhorrence or disgust. 24. Scene 3 acts as what part of the plot? A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 25. How did Jocasta die? A) She was devoured by the Sphinx. B) She hanged herself. C) She stabbed herself with her brooch. D) She drowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She hanged herself. 26. What does the word PROCLAMATION mean? A) Obtained, done by or involving criminal deception. B) To dispute or call into question. C) The act of declaring or announcing something publicly. D) To praise or boast about. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The act of declaring or announcing something publicly. 27. How many children does Oedipus have? A) 2. B) 4. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 28. Scene 4 acts as what part of the plot? A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falling action. 29. What caused the citizens of Thebes to ask Oedipus for help? A) It was election time. B) The city was suffering under a plague affecting pregnancies and the harvests. C) The Sphinx told them to. D) An oracle spoke to Jocasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city was suffering under a plague affecting pregnancies and the harvests. 30. Who is the author of Oedipus Rex? A) Shakespeare. B) Socrates. C) Sophocles. D) Mrs. Whitehair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sophocles. 31. The Chorus was an integral part of the early Greek plays. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 32. Which of the following is the correct order of a Greek Tragedy plot line? A) Prologue, Episode, Ode, Parados, Exodus. B) Ode, Prologue, Parados, Episode, Exodus. C) Parados, Prologue, Ode, Episode, Exodus. D) Prologue, Parados, Episode, Ode, Exodus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prologue, Parados, Episode, Ode, Exodus. 33. How does Jocasta die? A) She stabs herself. B) She hangs herself. C) She drowns herself. D) She swallows hot coals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She hangs herself. 34. At his first entrance, Tiresias essentially admits that he knows A) The answers to all of Oedipus' questions. B) Who killed Lauis. C) Oedipus is a tyrant. D) The cause of the city's plague. E) The answer to the Sphinx's riddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The answers to all of Oedipus' questions. 35. What news does the messenger bring to Thebes from Corinth? A) They are starting a war between cities. B) Merope has had another child. C) They need Oedipus to come back. D) Polybus has died of natural causes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polybus has died of natural causes. 36. The Adoptive parents of Oedipus. A) Lauis and Jocasta. B) Polybus and Merope. C) Lauis and Merope. D) Polybus and Jocasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polybus and Merope. 37. An inhabitant of the Greek city of Thebes A) Theban. B) Delphi. C) Oedipus. D) Sophocles. E) Sphinx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theban. 38. To deflect or avoid A) Scant. B) Pallid. C) Marauding. D) Parry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parry. 39. In Oedipus Rex, why does Oedipus ask to be sent away from Thebes, his home? A) He wants to plot his eventual return to Thebes. B) He knows it is the only way he will see his children again. C) He is afraid the citizens of Thebes will turn on him and kill him. D) He believes he deserves the suffering that banishment would bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He believes he deserves the suffering that banishment would bring. 40. The prophecy was fulfilled A) Mali. B) Tama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tama. 41. What is the building behind the stage called? A) Back Stage. B) Sub-Pink. C) Skene. D) Behind The Curtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skene. 42. Where was Sophocles born? A) Athens. B) Sparta. C) Greek Isles. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athens. 43. Dramatically, Tiresias' riddles serve to A) Suggest the theme. B) Anger Oedipus. C) Introduce the conflict. D) Build suspense. E) Provide exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Build suspense. 44. Did Oedipus fulfill his prophecy? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 45. Which meaning of decent does Creon use in this passage from Oedipus Rex?Be quick and take him in. It is most decentthat only kin should see and hear the troubles of kin. A) Honest. B) Average. C) Handsome. D) Appropriate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appropriate. 46. What is usually a tragic flaw in Greek tragedy? A) Hubris. B) Running from Fate. C) Internal Family Issues. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hubris. 47. Why does Oedipus think Jocasta is upset? A) He thinks she doesn't trust his lineage anymore. B) He thinks she believes Oedipus to be the killer. C) He thinks she hates him. D) He thinks she is mourning Laius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thinks she doesn't trust his lineage anymore. 48. Define execrable A) The act of murdering one's father. B) Wretched; very bad. C) A hostile encounter; brutal attack. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wretched; very bad. 49. The concluding section of the play. Sung by the chorus as it makes its final exit, which usually offers words of wisdom related to the actions and outcome of the play.The moral of the play is revealed! A) Stopped. B) Prologue. C) Episode/Scene. D) Exit. E) Ode. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exit. 50. How does the theme of fate versus free will play out in an individual's decision to change careers to avoid a predicted professional downfall? A) The individual chooses to change careers to avoid the predicted professional downfall. B) The individual ends up in a new career that unknowingly leads them to the predicted professional downfall. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 51. Women were allowed to act in ancient Greek theatre. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 52. What does the word CATARACT mean? A) A large waterfall. B) A humble request. C) A disease. D) A terrible sickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large waterfall. 53. To Perceive By Intuition Or Insight A) Auguries. B) Impious. C) Execrable. D) Divining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divining. 54. When Tiresias calls Oedipus a "tyrant" (line 33) he means that Oedipus A) Did not inherit the throne. B) Married a reigning queen. C) Took the throne by force. D) Is an unlawful king. E) Is wicked and cruel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not inherit the throne. 55. What does the word AFFLICTIONS mean? A) Something that causes pain or suffering. B) Physical or mental weakness. C) A disease. D) To praise or boast about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that causes pain or suffering. 56. The judge will adjure the witnesses to speak only the truth while testifying in favor of the defendant. A) Request. B) Follow. C) Question. D) Create. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Request. 57. In Greek Theater what makes the protagonist unique? A) Their passion. B) Interacting with the chorus. C) They are the main character. D) Their story is the plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interacting with the chorus. 58. Some see the graffiti as the defilement of property while others look at the airbrushed words as an expression of art. A) Packaged. B) Pointed. C) Purified. D) Polluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polluted. 59. What does the word DIVINATION mean? A) Seeking knowledge of the future by supernatural means. B) A terrible sickeness. C) To exceed or surpass. D) A large quantity of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeking knowledge of the future by supernatural means. 60. Define foreboding A) To evade or avoid. B) A sense of impending evil or misfortune. C) Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sense of impending evil or misfortune. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreek Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesOedipus Rex Quiz 1Oedipus Rex Quiz 3Oedipus Rex Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books