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Oedipus the King/ Oedipus Rex: Comprehension/ Recall Questions Already Passed In the beginning of the play, why have the priests come to the altar at Thebes? Because there is a plague on Thebes, so they are praying for help from the gods. Explain how Oedipus once liberated Thebes He answered the riddle of the sphinx. According to Creon, what will cure the plague on Thebes? Whoever murdered the king must be punished Who are the members of the chorus supposed to represent? The pe...

Oedipus rex Questions with correct Answers 2024 At the beginning of the play, how does Oedipus feel regarding the suffering that his citizens feel? He cares for them and takes care of them and treats them like his own children. He feels pity. What three things are wrong with Thebes? Crops rotting w/ field. -Cattle/livestock dead -Plague(causing death of the citizens) What did Oedipus do when he first arrived in Thebes many years ago? He solved the riddle of the Spinx Who...

English: The Odyssey Exam Review Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct Why does Odysseus leave home? - Answer ️️ -Odysseus leaves home to go fight in the Trojan War Why does Cyclops live alone in a cave? - Answer ️️ -The Cyclops lies alone in a cave because they have no meaning or muster; they have no purpose in life Why does Odysseus go to Hades, the land of the dead? - Answer ️️ -Odysseus goes to Hades, the land of the dead, to speak to the blind prophet Tiresias so he c...

The Odyssey Study Guide Questions and Answers Rated A+ Who wrote the Odyssey? Blind poet, Homer. In what year was the Odyssey composed? 700 B.C.E. How long did it take Odysseus to complete his journey back to Ithaca? It took him 20 years; 10 years fighting in the Trojan War and 10 years finding his way back home due to his mishaps with immortal Gods. In order, where did Odysseus travel to after the Trojan war? (the ones we read about) Troy, Island of the Cicones, Island of the Lotus Eaters, I...

OCR 2023 Classical Civilisation H008/21: Greek theatre AS Level Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged) 3 Source B Sophocles’ Oedipus the King 408–431 4 Explain why Tiresias mentions that he serves Apollo (line 4). Make two points. [2] 5 Give the names of Oedipus’ mother and father (line 14). [2] 6 What is Cithaeron (line 20)? [1] 7 Give the name of one of Oedipus’ children (line 25). [1] 8 Explain how successfully Sophocles makes the scene in Source B an exciting piece of...

Oedipus Test Study Guide Exam with complete solution 2024 At the beginning of the play, the people of Thebes believe that Oedipus can deliver them from the plague because He's the king In order to rescue Thebes from the plague, the murderer of Laius must be found and banished or killed The man who survived the attack on Laius most likely lied when he reported that a band of thieves killed the king because he didn't want to admit that they couldn't defend themselves against one d...

English || Oedipus Reading Questions Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers What is significant about the fact that the first line of the play is a question? - answercreates a dismal mood, the questioning also prepares us for a play of mystery How does Oedipus choose the spokesman of the group of supplicants? - answerHe chooses the oldest person What is your first impression of oedipus? - answerHe is arrogant What problem is afflicting Thebes at the time? - answerA strange plague is cau...

The Odyssey Exam Review English 100% Correct Why does Odysseus leave home? Odysseus leaves home to go fight in the Trojan War Why does Cyclops live alone in a cave? The Cyclops lies alone in a cave because they have no meaning or muster; they have no purpose in life Why does Odysseus go to Hades, the land of the dead? Odysseus goes to Hades, the land of the dead, to speak to the blind prophet Tiresias so he can find a way to go back home To whom does Odysseus speak to in the land of the dead?...

Oedipus Rex Test Review Exam Questions And Answers 100% Solved True or False: The previous ruler of Thebes before Oedipus was Laius. - answerTrue True or False: Oedipus takes his duties as King very seriously - answerTrue Who had Oedipus sent to the Oracle of Apollo? - answerCreon Who does Creon say was responsible for the death of Laius? - answerrobbers Literary device in which the audience knows more than the characters on stage do. Sophocles uses this throughout the play. - answerdrama...

Oedipus Rex Test Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Why have the priests come to the altar at Thebes? - answerTo figure out a way to stop the plague How did Oedipus once liberate Thebes? - answerBy answering the Sphinx's riddle Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens? - answerHe is at the Oracle of Apollo trying to figure out a way to stop the plague. He was also seeing how Oedipus could save the city of Thebes According to Creon, what does Apollo want done? - answerthe...