Oedipus Rex

Question 1

What city is plagued by a mysterious
curse in “Oedipus Rex”?
A) Athens
B) Thebes
C) Corinth
D) Sparta

Answer 1

A) Athens

Question 2

Who is the king of Thebes at the
beginning of the play?
A) Oedipus
B) Laius
C) Creon
D) Polybus

Answer 2

A) Oedipus

Personal note:
Isn’t it Laius?

Question 3

Which Greek god is Oedipus said to
have angered, leading to the curse on
Thebes?
A) Apollo
B) Zeus
C) Hermes
D) Athena

Answer 3

A) Apollo

Question 4

What does the oracle at Delphi tell
Oedipus about his fate?
A) He will become king of Thebes.
B) He will marry his mother and kill
his father.
C) He will go blind and wander the
earth.
D) He will have many children and be
revered.

Answer 4

B) He will marry his mother and kill his father.

Question 5

Who is Jocasta in relation to
Oedipus?
A) His mother
B) His wife
C) His sister
D) His daughter

Answer 5

B) His wife

Personal note:
She is his mother, who later becomes his wife

Question 6

What is Oedipus’ reaction when
Tiresias accuses him of being the
source of the plague?
A) He becomes enraged and accuses
Tiresias of treachery.
B) He laughs it off, thinking it’s a joke.
C) He becomes introspective and
questions himself.
D) He immediately believes Tiresias
and confesses.

Answer 6

A) He becomes enraged and accuses Tiresias of treachery.

Question 7

Who is revealed to be the true
father of Oedipus?
A) Laius
B) Creon
C) Polybus
D) Tiresias

Answer 7

C) Polybus

Question 8

What is the name of Oedipus’
biological father?
A) Laius
B) Polybus
C) Creon
D) Jocasta

Answer 8

A) Laius

Question 9

What does Oedipus use to blind
himself?
A) A knife
B) A sword
C) A brooch pin
D) His hands

Answer 9

C) A brooch pin

Question 10

What is the relationship between
Oedipus and Antigone?
A) Father and daughter
B) Brother and sister
C) Husband and wife
D) Uncle and niece

Answer 10

A) Father and daughter

Question 11

Who brings news of Polybus’ death
to Oedipus?
A) Messenger from Corinth
B) Messenger from Thebes
C) Messenger from Delphi
D) Messenger from Athens

Answer 11

A) Messenger from Corinth

Question 12

Who kills herself at the end of the
play?
A) Jocasta
B) Antigone
C) Ismene
D) Eurydice

Answer 12

D) Eurydice

Question 13

Who is Oedipus’ first victim when
he blinds himself?
A) Himself
B) Jocasta
C) Creon
D) Tiresias

Answer 13

B) Jocasta

Question 14

What is the name of Oedipus’ sons?
A) Polyneices and Eteocles
B) Polynices and Antigone
C) Eteocles and Antigone
D) Polyneices and Ismene

Answer 14

A) Polyneices and Eteocles

Question 15

Who becomes the king of Thebes
after Oedipus blinds himself?
A) Creon
B) Polyneices
C) Eteocles
D) Antigone

Answer 15

A) Creon

Question 16

What does Oedipus do when he
discovers the truth about his
parentage?
A) He curses the gods and refuses to
accept his fate.
B) He rejoices, believing he is finally
free from the curse.
C) He blinds himself as punishment
for his actions.
D) He flees Thebes in shame.

Answer 16

C) He blinds himself as punishment for his actions.

Question 17

Who is the author of “Oedipus Rex”?
A) Homer
B) Aeschylus
C) Euripides
D) Sophocles

Answer 17

D) Sophocles

Question 18

What is the main theme of
“Oedipus Rex”?
A) The power of fate
B) The importance of family
C) The consequences of pride
D) The nature of justice

Answer 18

A) The power of fate

Question 19

How does Oedipus become king of
Thebes?
A) By overthrowing the previous
king in battle
B) By solving the riddle of the
Sphinx
C) By marrying the queen, Jocasta
D) By being appointed by the gods

Answer 19

B) By solving the riddle of the Sphinx

Question 20

What is the name of Oedipus’
biological mother?
A) Jocasta
B) Antigone
C) Ismene
D) Merope

Answer 20

D) Merope

Personal note:
Jocasta is the biological mother.
Merope is the adoptive mother.

Question 21

What is the relationship between
Oedipus and Creon?
A) Father and son
B) Brothers
C) Cousins
D) Rivals

Answer 21

B) Brothers

Question 22

How does Jocasta die?
A) She kills herself.
B) She is killed by Oedipus.
C) She dies of illness.
D) She is killed by Creon.

Answer 22

A) She kills herself

Question 23

Who reveals the truth about
Oedipus’ parentage to him?
A) Tiresias
B) Creon
C) The Corinthian messenger
D) The shepherd

Answer 23

C) The Corinthian messenger

Question 24

What is the punishment Oedipus
inflicts upon himself for his crimes?
A) Banishment from Thebes
B) Exile from Greece
C) Blinding himself
D) Imprisonment

Answer 24

C) Blinding himself

Question 25

Which character serves as the
Chorus in “Oedipus Rex”?
A) Theban elders
B) Oedipus’ children
C) Priests of Apollo
D) Messenger from Corinth

Answer 25

A) Theban elders