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King Lear Quiz 1

  • 1. King Lear banishes which of the following people from his kingdom?
    •     Kent
    •     the Fool
    •     Gloucester
    •     Regan

  • 2. Lear is the king of which country?
    •     Ireland
    •     Denmark
    •     Britain
    •     France

  • 3. Which suitor of Cordelia refuses to marry her after she is disinherited?
    •     Edmund
    •     Kent
    •     Burgundy
    •     France

  • 4. Why does Cordelia refuse to flatter Lear as her sisters have done?
    •     She is scared of her sisters as they have threatened to harm Lear if she competes for his affections.
    •     She cannot think of a good answer to give them so is silent instead.
    •     She finds them insincere and does not want to stoop to their level of hypocrisy.
    •     She has promised France that she would not accept her division of the kingdom.

  • 5. Who parallel's Lear in the subplot storyline?
    •     Edmund
    •     Kent
    •     Gloucester
    •     Edgar

  • 6. How does Edmund first deceive Gloucester into believing that Edgar is plotting against him?
    •     He has several servants and attendants tell Gloucester of rumors about Edgar's loyalty.
    •     He pretends to hide a letter which he had fabricated, incriminating Edgar.
    •     He tells Gloucester of several very suspicious purchases Edgar has made.
    •     He stages a suspicious conversation with Edgar while Gloucester overhears.

  • 7. Which of these characters could NOT be considered evil?
    •     Albany
    •     Edmund
    •     Goneril
    •     Regan

  • 8. Which character spoke these lines, "I love your Majesty/ According to my bond, no more nor less" ?
    •     Albany
    •     Lear
    •     Gloucester
    •     Cordelia

  • 9. Which act solidifies Lear's trust for his new servant, Caius (Kent disguised)?
    •     Caius finds Lear a place of shelter in the storm at a neighbor's residence
    •     Caius insults Goneril, defending Lear's claim that his knights are not rowdy
    •     The Fool immediately ridicules Caius as he would ridicule Lear
    •     Caius trips Oswald after Lear has struck him because he is being impolite

  • 10. Why is Kent put in the stocks at Gloucester's castle?
    •     Caius insults and then strikes Oswald, the servant, who cries out
    •     Cornwall tries to show Regan how he is not afraid to use his authority
    •     Regan thinks the act may drive her father over the edge and out of her hands
    •     Caius refuses to act coldly toward Lear as Regan has instructed him

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