Plot Overview (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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When was Oedipus the King first performed in ancient Greece?
When was Oedipus the King first performed in ancient Greece?
Around 429 BCE
What literary technique is the cornerstone of Oedipus the King?
What literary technique is the cornerstone of Oedipus the King?
Dramatic irony
Where was King Laius killed according to the play?
Where was King Laius killed according to the play?
At a three-way crossroads
Who is Tiresias in the play?
Who is Tiresias in the play?
The blind prophet
Where was the infant Oedipus exposed with his ankles pinned together?
Where was the infant Oedipus exposed with his ankles pinned together?
Mount Cithaeron
What does the Greek term 'anagnorisis' mean?
What does the Greek term 'anagnorisis' mean?
Recognition/self-discovery
What does Oedipus do to himself after discovering the truth?
What does Oedipus do to himself after discovering the truth?
Gouges out his own eyes
What causes the plague afflicting Thebes according to the oracle?
What causes the plague afflicting Thebes according to the oracle?
Unpunished blood-guilt
Who assumes the regency of Thebes after Oedipus's downfall?
Who assumes the regency of Thebes after Oedipus's downfall?
Creon
The play's structure demonstrates unity of time by spanning how long?
The play's structure demonstrates unity of time by spanning how long?
A single day