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Oedipus Rex Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Why was Oedipus initially saved by the shepherd as a baby?
2. What does the word CALAMITY mean?
3. What is the significance of a person choosing to isolate themselves from society after realizing the impact of their actions?
4. What is the name of the play we are reading?
5. Cithaeron is the name of
6. What is the meaning of the word reverence in these lines from Oedipus Rex? ..... But if you still are without shame before the face of men reverence at least the flame that gives all life, our Lord the Sun, and do not show unveiled to him pollution such that neither land nor holy rain nor light of day can welcome.
7. By nature, Sheila is a taciturn woman who keeps her thoughts to herself.
8. Sophocles is today renowned as the "The Father of Tragedy" .
9. The job of the government is to eliminate the problems which vex our country.
10. How old was Sophocles at the time of his death?
11. Oedipus Rex was written by .....
12. Plays in ancient Greece were dedicated to which deity?
13. Greek comedy was divided into four (4) parts.
14. The following are synonyms for this word:violation, corruption and desecration.
15. The queen of Thebes who marry her son.
16. Who is Tiresias?
17. What does the word LAMENTATION mean?
18. In the corporate world, a company's downfall can be seen as a metaphor for:
19. A Greek word meaning missing the mark (as in archery) fault, failure, or guilt; it is the term for the tragic flaw which leads to a tragic character's downfall
20. This image depicts which vocabulary word from the Prologue of Oedipus Rex?
21. The song sung by the chorus as it makes its entrance
22. Define indiscretion
23. What way did the stage face of a Greek Theater?
24. What is the meaning of the word rites in the following passage from Oedipus Rex?So. I command you-and will beseech you-to her that lies inside that house give burial as you would have it; she is yours and rightly you will perform the rites for her .....
25. Many people believe that there should be a crackdown on the people who flout the welfare system.
26. Define parricide
27. Which word means to make a humble request?
28. An ancient Greek city dedicated to the Greek god Apollo and home to the oracle and priestess Pythia
29. What does the word INCONTINENTLY mean?
30. Jocasta's brother who is said to be an accomplice of the old man and was threatened with death
31. A person might visit the town of ..... to consult the oracle.
32. How can a body to into the afterlife?
33. What does the word ENCHANTRESS mean?
34. What is the shape of a theater?
35. What does the word VAUNTED mean?
36. Who is the group of people the informs the audience about happenings in the play and usually consisted of 15 people.
37. Define malediction
38. What does the word MISBEGOTTEN mean?
39. What does the word PROGNOSTICATIONS mean?
40. How does the concept of fate play a crucial role in determining the course of one's life, as exemplified by Oedipus's journey?
41. Tiresias' prophecy is an example of which literary element?
42. What is going on in Thebes at the beginning of the play?
43. Revealed that he was not the son of the monarchs of Corinth
44. A pile used to burn a body for funeral rites.
45. When Oedipus says, "I will fight for him as if he were my father" it is an example of
46. What does the word INFIRMITY mean?
47. These are synonyms for this word:qualm, scruple and remorse
48. What does the chorus represent?
49. What does the word BANISHMENT mean?
50. What did actors wear masks?
51. Jocasta hanged herself with a rope
52. The main action of the play; performed by actors.
53. The horrific events in this play would cause the audience to experience .....
54. Greek god of god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases; god who gives help and wards off evil; patron deity of Delphi
55. Oedipus' calling his own life "much-envied" (line 2) is an example of (a)
56. An emotional release felt by the spectator is called
57. Why do gory scenes take place off stage?
58. At then end of the play, who says, "No more; here your power ends."
59. Greek theatre buildings comprised of orchestra, skene and theatron.
60. What does the word IMPUGNED mean?
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