Hi! And welcome to the Oedipus Rex Test.
I know that this makes me an insufferable, priggish geek, but I love ancient Greek tragedy, particularly Sophocles' Theban plays. While Oedipus Rex is not even close to being my favorite (that's probably Antigone) I certainly find it fascinating.
A tragic hero, such as Oedipus, is defined as a heroic person with many wonderful qualities who falls from high status and good fortune due to one tragic flaw in his character. The fate that befell poor Oedipus - in case you haven't heard, the poor chap unknowingly and through very strange circumstances murdered his father and married/had children with his mother - is considered an almost unspeakable horror by both the playwright and many philosophers.
A tragedy is supposed to invoke pity and fear in the audience, because we are supposed to see ourselves in the hero and realize that this could happen to us if we're not careful. This test is to determine how much of yourself you see in Oedipus. You may be unpleasantly surprised.
