Question 1

The sin that angers Apollo is not Oedipus's murder and incest, but the lack of civic duty displayed by the citizens of Thebes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Oedipus and Jocasta disagreed about the best course of action because

Accepted Answer

A)   Oedipus needed to spearate from his mother and become an independent male (in Jungian terms) .
B)   males and females typically have different sets of priorities in Greek myth.
C)   Jocasta understands that "going forward" in a heroic way is usually destructive for women.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

In Oedipus Rex, the Athenian audience was possibly asked to consider the potential fall of their own powerful city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Although the play is named for Antigone, Creon is its real hero, because he loses his family at the end.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sophocles, alone of all the Greek dramatists, insisted that there is no fate; humans always have a choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus finally experiences death and transfiguration and becomes deified in the process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who is Antigone trying to bury?

Accepted Answer

A)   her father, Oedipus
B)   her brother, Polynices
C)   her brother, Eteocles
D)   her uncle, CreonE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 16: The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

Who is Antigone trying to bury?

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Although the play is named for Antigone, Creon is its real hero, because he loses his family at the end.

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In Oedipus Rex, the Athenian audience was possibly asked to consider the potential fall of their own powerful city.

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In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus finally experiences death and transfiguration and becomes deified in the process.

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The sin that angers Apollo is not Oedipus's murder and incest, but the lack of civic duty displayed by the citizens of Thebes.

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Oedipus and Jocasta disagreed about the best course of action because

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Sophocles, alone of all the Greek dramatists, insisted that there is no fate; humans always have a choice.

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Exam 16: The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

Who is Antigone trying to bury?

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Although the play is named for Antigone, Creon is its real hero, because he loses his family at the end.

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In Oedipus Rex, the Athenian audience was possibly asked to consider the potential fall of their own powerful city.

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In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus finally experiences death and transfiguration and becomes deified in the process.

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The sin that angers Apollo is not Oedipus's murder and incest, but the lack of civic duty displayed by the citizens of Thebes.

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Oedipus and Jocasta disagreed about the best course of action because

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Sophocles, alone of all the Greek dramatists, insisted that there is no fate; humans always have a choice.

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