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Oedipus book II test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sullen | showing resentment and ill humor by sulky withdrawal |
| foreboding | a feeling something bad or harmful will happen |
| gauge | estimate; judge |
| crucial | essential; decisive |
| retract | take back or deny |
| Name at least two arguments Creon makes(during his long speech) that proclaim his innnonce | -Creon has no desire to take his life/ kill Oedipus -Doesn't want to be the king of Thebes too much responsibility |
| What are both the chorus and Jocasta asking of Oedipus? | Believe that Creon is innocent and a good guy and if he needs to know then go to the oracle the prophet |
| How does Jocasta attempt to assuage(soothe)Oedipus's fears that he is not the murderer? Why does it not work? | Jocasta starts the to explain where Laius was killed-in reality-his son wasn't killed-the prophecy ended up coming true. |
| Copy one or more lines that Oedipus says that suggest his possible awareness of what he has done. | Jocasta starts to explain where Laius was killed and what he looked like, "Oh no no, I think I've just called down a dreadful curse upon myself-I simply didn't know!(pg. 820) |
| What do we learn happened to the man who survived the day of King Laius' murder? | He asked Jocasta to send him to the hinterlands. when he saw Oedipus as king the murder of King Laius and asks the queen if he can leave. |
| What is Oedipus' only chance-according to him-to be freed from guilt of marrying his mother and killing Laius, his father? | If the servant says he wasn't the guy who killed king Laius -Can't give false information-or gets into trouble |