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

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Who is Antigone trying to bury?

Accepted Answer

A)  her father, Oedipus 
B)  her brother, Polynices 
C)  her brother, Eteocles 
D)  her uncle, Creon 
A)  her father, Oedipus 
B)  her brother, Polynices 
C)  her brother, Eteocles 
D)  her uncle, Creon

Question 5

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 above 
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 above

Question 6

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 7

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

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

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

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

Who is Antigone trying to bury?

Oedipus and Jocasta disagreed about the best course of action because

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

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

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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

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

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

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

Who is Antigone trying to bury?

Oedipus and Jocasta disagreed about the best course of action because

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

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

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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