King Lear Act I - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Name Lear’s daughters in order from oldest to youngest.

a) Cordelia, Regan, Goneril

b) Goneril, Regan, Cordelia

c) Regan, Goneril, Cordelia

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What important announcement does Lear make in his first speech?

a) He is increasing the size of his army.

b) He is relinquishing his crown and dividing his kingdom between his daughters.

c) He is declaring war on France unless the King of France agrees to marry Cordelia.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Complete the quotation: "I cannot heave/ My heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty/ According to my ___: no more nor less."

hear

bond

duty

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who says "Nothing will come of nothing"?

Cordelia

Lear

Kent

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why is Kent banished from the kingdom?

He has betrayed Lear's secrets to France.

He has encouraged Cordelia to defy her father.

He tells Lear that disowning Cordelia is unjust.

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the suitors refuses to marry Cordelia without a dowry, and whom does Cordelia marry?

France, Burgundy

Burgundy, France

Albany, France

Cornwall, France

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who says, "My life I never held but as a pawn/ To wage against thy enemies, nor fear to lose it/ Thy safety being the motive."

Kent

Gloucester

Edmund

Edgar

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who says the following, and what is meant by the line? "Let me, if not by birth, have lands by wit"?

Burgundy...to marry Cordelia to get a share of Lear's kingdom

Edmund...to depose of his brother using his intelligence

France...to ask for Cordelia's hand in marriage

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How does Edmund deceive Gloucester into believing that Edgar is a threat?

He uses a forged letter.

He introduces a witness who testifies to Edgar's plotting.

He tells Gloucester that he saw Edgar buying poison.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Edmund advise Edgar to do in the face of Gloucester's anger?

Apologize and beg for forgiveness.

Keep out of the way and arm himself.

Confront him and discuss the problem.

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What disguise doe Kent use so that he can stay near Lear?

servant

knight

fool

beggar

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Goneril complains about Lear and his retinue/entourage. What is her specific complaint?

Lear is wasting her money on food and entertainment.

Lear's knights are unruly and badly behaved.

Lear is miserable and moody because he realizes that he was wrong about Cordelia.

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How many knights does Goneril suggest Lear should have?

100

75

50

25

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Complete the following quotation: "____, thou marble-hearted fiend/ More hideous when thou show'st thee in a child/ Than the sea-monster!"

Ingratitude

Jealousy

Selfishness

Thanklessness

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where is Lear going at the end of Act I?

To Gloucester's castle

To Goneril's home

To France to see Cordelia

To Regan's home

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