The Oedipus Plays: Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

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The Oedipus Plays

Sophocles

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
Why does Creon think his treatment of Polynices is acceptable?

2 of 5
Why is the fact that Sophocles' audience already knew the Oedipus story important?

3 of 5
How do most characters in the plays die?

4 of 5
What do the plays suggest is a basic duty people owe to the dead?

5 of 5
What is the significance of the three-way crossroad?

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1 of 5 Why does Creon think his treatment of Polynices is acceptable?

2 of 5 Why is the fact that Sophocles' audience already knew the Oedipus story important?

3 of 5 How do most characters in the plays die?

4 of 5 What do the plays suggest is a basic duty people owe to the dead?

5 of 5 What is the significance of the three-way crossroad?