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Module 2 Great Books - seatworks
Ethics (Mapúa University)
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MODULE 2
SEATWORK 1
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Question 1
1. The three guardians against death, according to the Chorus.
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Answer:
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B.
Athena, Artemis and Phoebus Apollo
Question 2
19. What is ironic about Oedipus' declaration of the curse against Laius' murderers?
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Answer:
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B.
Oedipus is pronouncing his own doom
Question 3
15. Dramatically, Teiresias' riddles serve to
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Answer:
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D.
build suspense
Question 4
11. What is Jocasta's motive for discouraging Oedipus from speaking to the herdsman?
Correct
Answer:
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C.
she wants to prevent Oedipus from learning the truth
Question 5
10. "I will never go back to my parents" is ironic because Oedipus
Correct
Answer:

A.
killed Laius and married Jocasta
Question 6
8. How does Oedipus respond when Teiresias accuses him of killing Laius?
Correct
Answer:
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C.
he accuses Teiresias of murdering Laius with Creon
Question 7
9. The attitude of Oedipus at the beginning of the play.
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Answer:
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B.
arrogant and sure of himself
Question 8
14. What is ironic about Oedipus' appeal to Teiresias?
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Answer:
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A.
Oedipus believes that knowing the truth will help him
Question 9
12. What is one reason Oedipus gives for accusing Teiresias of not being a prophet?
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Answer:
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A.
he did not solve the riddle of the Sphinx
Question 10
5. How does Oedipus react to Teiresias' comment about his parents?
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Answer:
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B.
with anger and curiosity
Question 11
2. Whom does the oracle say must be driven out of Thebes?
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Answer:
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D.
the murderer of Laius
Question 12
16. Oedipus' anger at Teiresias'. words illustrates his
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Answer:
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A.
hamartia
Question 13
17. Teiresias' calling Oedipus blind is both
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Answer:
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D.
metaphoric and prophetic
Question 14
6. Why does the priest believe Oedipus can do something about the plague in Thebes?
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Answer:
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C.
Oedipus saved Thebes once before
Question 15
13. Jocasta's faith in Oedipus' innocence primarily stems from her
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Answer:
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D.
interest in preserving her status and prestige
Question 16
20. In the first part of the play, Oedipus adheres to the ancient Greeks' expectations for a king by
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Answer:
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C.
acting to protect his people
Question 17
3. Whom does Creon say killed Laius?
Correct
Answer:
B.
Robbers
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Question 18
7. According to Teiresias, Oedipus would soon realize the following EXCEPT:
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Answer:
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D.
he is both prince and beggar
Question 19
4. What does Oedipus criticize the people of Thebes for?
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Answer:
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C.
letting Laius'. murderer go uncaught
Question 20
18. Jocasta's attempt to reassure her husband is ironic because
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Answer:
C.
she makes Oedipus begin to suspect the truth of his curse
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SEATWORK 2
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Question 1
6. Upon learning of Polybus' death, Oedipus was
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Answer:
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C.
relieved
Question 2
3. The Messenger and shepherd confirm the truth about the identity of Oedipus. This part of the story
is the______
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Answer:
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B.
climax
Question 3
15. Which line uses foreshadowing technique?
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Answer:
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C.
For among all living mortals no one will be destroyed more wretchedly than you.
Question 4
20. When Creon defended himself against the accusation of Oedipus, which trait does Creon show?
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Answer:
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A.
rational
Question 5
13. According to Oedipus, when did he become a citizen of Thebes?
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Answer:
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D.
when he defeated the Sphinx
Question 6
19. Oedipus believed that Creon set up Teiresias and accused him of killing Laius.
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Answer:
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Tru
e
Question 7
12. What does Oedipus show in this line: " You pray. But if you listen to me, you'll get your wish."
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Answer:
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A.
he is better than a god
Question 8
2. Laius took the infant Oedipus to ________to get rid of the prophecy.
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Answer:
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A.
Cithaeron
Question 9
1. Which did NOT happen in Phocis?
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Answer:
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C.
Oedipus defeated the Sphinx
Question 10
7. The Priest compared Thebes to
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Answer:
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A.
an empty ship
Question 11
9. Which character exhibits moderation?
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Answer:
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D.
Creon
Question 12
16. The Chorus Leader thinks that Oedipus charged Creon of conspiracy based from his true
judgment.
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Answer:

Fals
e
Question 13
11. Why does Oedipus want to get the murderer of Laius?
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Answer:
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C.
he believes the same man might kill him too
Question 14
14. The following all believed or thought that Laius was killed by robbers EXCEPT:
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Answer:
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D.
Servant
Question 15
10. "Then I will start afresh and once again shed light on darkness". This line talks about
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Answer:

C.
hubris
Question 16
4. Who tries to shield Oedipus from the truth? (Answer must be in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS)
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method
Correct Answer
JOCASTA
Exact Match
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Question 17
17. The confrontation between Oedipus and Creon reveals this personality of Oedipus.
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B.
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Answer:
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rash
Question 18
5. The following highlights the flaws of Oedipus EXCEPT:
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Answer:
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B.
Jocasta
Question 19
18. Creon said he did not want to be king because he is not fully prepared for responsibilities.
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Answer:
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Fals
e
Question 20
8. What is the advice of Jocasta to Oedipus about prophecy?
Correct
Answer:
A.
not to believe in prophecies
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ASSIGNMENT 1
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Question 1
8. Oedipus told Jocasta that he learned of the horrible prophecy from Polybus and Merope when he
was still in Corinth.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 2
6. According to Jocasta's story, the servant who witnessed the murder of Laius never returned to the
kingdom.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 3
11. Jocasta visited the shrine of Zeus and offered garland and incense to help Oedipus from bearing
the pain.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 4
14. The Chorus sided with Teiresias after listening to the confrontation between Oedipus and the
prophet.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 5
15. After listening to the confrontation between Teiresias and Oedipus, the Chorus sided with Oedipus
because he was wise when he defeated the Sphinx.
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Answer:

Tru
e
Question 6
7. Oedipus did not want to summon the servant who got away from the murder of Laius.
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Answer:

Fals
e
Question 7
2. Creon secretly wanted to usurp the throne of Oedipus and be a king.
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Answer:

Fals
e
Question 8
4. According to Jocasta's story, Laius was killed by foreigners.
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Answer:

Tru
e
Question 9
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5. Jocasta said that Laius did not look like Oedipus.
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Answer:

Fals
e
Question 10
3. The Chorus Leader told Jocasta that the quarrel between Creon and Oedipus was due to
uninformed suspicions.
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Answer:

Tru
e
Question 11
9. Oedipus did not receive an answer to his question when he secretly went to Delphi.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 12
12. Oedipus called Teiresias a bogus prophet because he was blind.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 13
10. Oedipus placed his hope on the man who said that Laius was murdered by a band of robbers.
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Answer:

Tru
e
Question 14
1. Creon told Oedipus that he would be willing to be arrested and put to death if Oedipus discovered
that he had planned something.
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Answer:

Tru
e
Question 15
13. Teiresias prophesied that Oedipus would be blind.
Correct
Answer:
Tru
e
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ASSIGNMENT 2
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Question 1
2. When Jocasta mentioned the crossings, the reaction of Oedipus was
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Answer:
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D.
troubled
Question 2
8. Why was Jocasta sure that even if servant changed his testimony would still prove that prophecies
are inaccurate?
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Answer:

B.
their son could not kill Laius because he had died as an infant
Question 3
18. Who suggested Oedipus to sustain his hope until the summoning of the servant?
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Answer:

B.
the Chorus Leader
Question 4
11. Which character pushes Oedipus to his inquiry about his origin?
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Answer:

B.
Messenger from Corinth
Question 5
20. Oedipus told Jocasta that he got a first-hand information that he killed Laius.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 6
17. What did Oedipus plan to do after believing that it must be Laius that he had killed?
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Answer:

D.
he must flee Thebes
Question 7
9. Insolence gives birth to ________ (ALL CAPITAL LETTERS)
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Answer:
Evaluation Method
Correct Answer
TYRANNY
Exact Match
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Question 8
1. How old was Oedipus when Laius got rid of him on the mountain?
Correct
Answer:
B.
3 days old
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Question 9
5. What did the man in the carriage do to Oedipus?
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Answer:

D.
the man struck him on the head
Question 10
12. The name "Oedipus" was taken from
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Answer:

D.
an injury
Question 11
7. What is the last hope that Oedipus hold on to?
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Answer:

B.
the testimony of the servant
Question 12
10. What does the underlined word tell us: Not yet, no questions yet."
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Answer:

C.
foreshadowing
Question 13
6. Why does Oedipus not want to go back to Corinth?
Correct
Answer:
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A.
he worries he might kill Polybus
Question 14
15. The Chorus Leader sided with Creon in the confrontation between Oedipus and Creon.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 15
19. In the confrontation between Oedipus and Creon, the Chorus Leader suggested
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Answer:

B.
to respect Creon
Question 16
13. How did the Messenger from Corinth relieve Oedipus of his fear of the possibility of marrying
Merope?
Correct
Answer:
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D.
he is not related by blood to Polybus
Question 17
14. Oedipus said that he caught Creon committing treason.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 18
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4. How did Oedipus get to know of the prophecy?
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Answer:
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D.
when he went to Delphi
Question 19
3. How did Jocasta know of the murder of Laius?
Correct
Answer:

D.
a servant reported it
Question 20
16. Which provoke Oedipus to a fight with the man in the carriage?
Correct
Answer:
A.
his rage
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QUIZ
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Question 1
14. Which does NOT speak of Jocasta's blindness?
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Answer:
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D.
she prayed to Apollo for some cleansing and enlightenment
Question 2
12. What does Oedipus realize about suffering?
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Answer:
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C.
suffering belongs to his fate
Question 3
17. When Jocasta wanted Oedipus to stop investigating, Oedipus thought
Correct
Answer:

C.
that Jocasta is ashamed of his low birth
Question 4
23. How did Oedipus regard the gods now after hearing the report of Polybus' death?
Correct
Answer:

B.
he disregards them
Question 5
21. "Don't try to be in charge of everything. Your life has lost the power you once had." Which key
element is shown here?
Correct
Answer:

B.
Peripeteia
Question 6
7. Dramatic irony is shown in the following EXCEPT:
Correct
Answer:

D.
when Oedipus took Jocasta's hand
Question 7
13. Oedipus is called a "tyrant" because
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Answer:

B.
he did not inherit the throne
Question 8
26. The reaction of the Servant when Oedipus asked him several questions.
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Answer:

C.
hesitant
Question 9
18. According to reports, Jocasta did the following in her chamber EXCEPT:
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Answer:
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A.
she cursed Oedipus
Question 10
22. The Messenger from Corinth said that their people wanted Oedipus to be their king.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 11
11. The Chorus agreed with Oedipus when he said that had he died then he would not have brought
miseries to everyone.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 12
28. Which quality of Oedipus will ruin him according to Creon?
Correct
Answer:

C.
Rage
Question 13
3. How did Jocasta view the gods?
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Answer:

C.
she views them as a last resort for help
Question 14
9. With gouged eyes Oedipus now said that he could set his eyes and hold one's gaze.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 15
30. Why does Oedipus want to be cast out of Thebes?
Correct
Answer:

C.
so the curse he laid will not come in his house
Question 16
19. "That old happiness they had before in their rich ancestry was truly joy, but now lament and ruin,
death and shame, and all calamities which men can name are theirs to keep." These lines show which
key element in tragedy? (ALL CAPITAL LETTERS)
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method
Correct Answer
Exact Match
PERIPETEIA
Exact Match
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
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Question 17
25. "I fear a disastrous storm will soon break through her silence". This line shows:
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Answer:

C.
foreshadowing
Question 18
15. When Polybus and Merope continued to keep their silence about Oedipus' origin tells us the
power of
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Answer:

B.
fate
Question 19
10. Oedipus cursed the man who freed his feet and rescued him from death.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 20
16. Why was Jocasta hesitant to summon the shepherd?
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Answer:

A.
she is afraid that Oedipus might really be the killer of Laius
Question 21
6. The scene that shows catharsis.
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Answer:

D.
Oedipus plucking his eyes
Question 22
4. Which is NOT true about Teiresias' character in the story?
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Answer:

A.
mild
Question 23
27. Which is NOT a curse Oedipus pronounced to those who would not obey his orders?
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Answer:

D.
exile from Thebes
Question 24
1. "The grief I feel for these citizens is even greater than any pain I feel for my own life." This is an
example of
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Answer:

A.
situational irony
Question 25
24. Who did the Chorus Leader suggest could tell more about the Servant that Oedipus summoned?
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Answer:
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C.
Jocasta
Question 26
29. According to the Chorus Leader who gives rash advice?
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Answer:

C.
the unreliable
Question 27
2. Oedipus believed that the thief/thieves who killed Laius had some financial help from Thebes.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 28
20. The Second Messenger revealed how Jocasta died.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 29
8. Which best shows situational irony?
Correct
Answer:

D.
when Oedipus called his life much envied
Question 30
5. In the quarrel between Oedipus and Creon, Jocasta advised Oedipus to
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Answer:
C.
trust the words of Creon
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EXAM

Question 1
13. The least important element in tragedy according to Aristotle is
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Answer:

A.
spectacle
Question 2
28. An ideal protagonist suffers misfortune brought upon him by vice and depravity.
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Answer:

Fals
e
Question 3
21. What advice did Rushdie give at the end?
Correct
Answer:

B.
defy the gods
Question 4
29. A man who is not pre-eminently virtuous and just is an ideal protagonist.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 5
1. This is the reaction of Oedipus when Teiresias charged him of killing Laius.
Correct
Answer:

B.
he accuses Teiresias of conspiring with Creon
Question 6
2. In Scene 4 when Jocasta left the palace, what did she do?
Correct
Answer:

A.
she prayed to Apollo
Question 7
22. The Second Messenger believes that these two rivers could not cleanse the house of Labdacus.
Correct
Answer:

C.
Ister and Phacis
Question 8
14. The aim of tragedyis to arouse pity and fear through
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Answer:

A.
an alteration in the status of the protagonist
Question 9
10. Which line shows best the hubris of Oedipus?
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Answer:
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A.
Once again I will shed light on darkness.
Question 10
8. The Shepherd told Oedipus that ________gave him the infant.
Correct
Answer:

C.
Jocasta
Question 11
20. Which god/s did Salman Rushdie NOT mention?
Correct
Answer:

B.
None of the above
Question 12
24. Aristotle defines comedy as the most refined version of poetry dealing with base matters.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 13
11. Which is NOT an example of peripeteia?
Correct
Answer:

C.
There I was regarded as the finest man in all city.
Question 14
4. Jocasta wanted to prove that sages are unreliable when
Correct
Answer:

B.
she said that Laius had been told that his son would kill him but it did not happen
Question 15
25. Without action there cannot be a tragedy.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 16
18. In Salman Rushdie's On Defying the Gods, what does he want to prove?
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Answer:

C.
the gods are weakened by their show of strength
Question 17
3. The commonality of Jocasta and Oedipus.
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Answer:

D.
resolute
Question 18
6. The Messenger from Corinth and the Shepherd knew each other because
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Answer:

C.
both had tended their flocks together
Question 19
7. The initial reaction of the Shepherd when the Messenger told him that King Oedipus was the infant
the Shepherd had given him.
Correct
Answer:

D.
he tells the Messenger to shut up
Question 20
16. Which rules man's lives according to Jocasta upon learning of the death of Polybus?
Correct
Answer:

B.
chance
Question 21
9. Which is an example of anagnorisis?
Correct
Answer:

D.
when Jocasta hears that Oedipus was found on the mountainside
Question 22
15. Which of the following delimits the protagonist's imperfection and keeps him on a human plane?
Correct
Answer:

B.
hamartia
Question 23
12. Which is NOT a part of being a tragic hero?
Correct
Answer:

A.
catharsis
Question 24
30. The Messenger from Corinth brought news that would have both glad and sad effect at once.
Correct
Answer:

Tru
e
Question 25
23. Which is NOT true of tragedy?
Correct
Answer:

C.
it can deal with fantastic action with a wider scope
Question 26
27. The purpose of action is the representation of character.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 27
19. What angered Minerva in the weaving competition?
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Answer:

D.
Arachne chose to weave scenes showing the flaws of the gods
Question 28
26. Tragedy is an imitation of men, of happiness and misery.
Correct
Answer:

Fals
e
Question 29
17. Which trait of Oedipus is shown in the scene when he confronted the Shepherd?
Correct
Answer:

D.
his tendency to abuse his power
Question 30
5. What happened to the escort who survived the attack on Laius' group?
Correct
Answer:
D.
he returned and requested Jocasta to send him away
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