2. PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports
the answers to Part A?
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A "Many years later, Oedipus is told by a drunk
that Polybus is not his real father but when he
asks his parents, they deny it." (Paragraph 5)
B "They fight over who has the right to go first and
Oedipus kills Laius in self defense, unwittingly
fulfilling part of the prophecy." (Paragraph 6).
C "Oedipus was the first to answer the riddle
correctly. Having heard Oedipus' answer, the
Sphinx is astounded and inexplicably kills itself,
freeing Thebes." ( Paragraph 7)
D "He is exiled from Thebes and spends the
remainder of his life wandering the desert."
(Paragraph 9)