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King Lear quiz english literature, Assignments of English Literature

University of CambridgeEnglish Literature

King Lear quiz english literature

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King Lear Quiz
1. King Lear banishes which of the following people
from his kingdom?
GLOUCESTER
KENT
REGAN
THE FOOL
2. Lear is the king of which country?
DENMARK
BRITAIN
IRELAND
FRANCE
3. 3Which suitor of Cordelia refuses to marry her after
she is disinherited?
FRANCE
EDMUND
KENT
BURGUNDY
4. Why does Cordelia refuse to flatter Lear as her
sisters have done?
SHE CANNOT THINK OF A GOOD ANSWER TO GIVE
THEM SO IS SILENT INSTEAD.
SHE IS SCARED OF HER SISTERS AS THEY HAVE
THREATENED TO HARM LEAR IF SHE COMPETES FOR
HIS AFFECTIONS.
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 parallels Lear in the subplot storyline?
KENT
GLOUCESTER
EDGAR
EDMUND
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King Lear Quiz

  1. King Lear banishes which of the following people from his kingdom? GLOUCESTER KENT REGAN THE FOOL
  2. Lear is the king of which country? DENMARK BRITAIN IRELAND FRANCE
  3. 3 Which suitor of Cordelia refuses to marry her after she is disinherited? FRANCE EDMUND KENT BURGUNDY
  4. Why does Cordelia refuse to flatter Lear as her sisters have done? SHE CANNOT THINK OF A GOOD ANSWER TO GIVE THEM SO IS SILENT INSTEAD. SHE IS SCARED OF HER SISTERS AS THEY HAVE THREATENED TO HARM LEAR IF SHE COMPETES FOR HIS AFFECTIONS. 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 parallels Lear in the subplot storyline? KENT GLOUCESTER EDGAR EDMUND
  1. How does Edmund first deceive Gloucester into believing that Edgar is plotting against him? HE TELLS GLOUCESTER OF SEVERAL VERY SUSPICIOUS PURCHASES EDGAR HAS MADE. HE STAGES A SUSPICIOUS CONVERSATION WITH EDGAR WHILE GLOUCESTER OVERHEARS. 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.
  2. Which of these characters could NOT be considered evil? REGAN GONERIL ALBANY EDMUND
  3. Which character spoke these lines, "I love your Majesty/ According to my bond, no more nor less"? CORDELIA LEAR GLOUCESTER ALBANY
  4. Which act solidifies Lear's trust for his new servant, Caius (Kent disguised)? THE FOOL IMMEDIATELY RIDICULES CAIUS AS HE WOULD RIDICULE LEAR CAIUS FINDS LEAR A PLACE OF SHELTER IN THE STORM AT A NEIGHBOR'S RESIDENCE CAIUS TRIPS OSWALD AFTER LEAR HAS STRUCK HIM BECAUSE HE IS BEING IMPOLITE CAIUS INSULTS GONERIL, DEFENDING LEAR'S CLAIM THAT HIS KNIGHTS ARE NOT ROWDY
  5. Why is Kent put in the stocks at Gloucester's castle? REGAN THINKS THE ACT MAY DRIVE HER FATHER OVER THE EDGE AND OUT OF HER HANDS

THE DEVIL

  1. What best describes the state Lear is trying to reach when he empathizes with poor Tom and wishes to strip himself of all of his clothes? UNACCOMMODATED MAN PRIMITIVE BEING TOM'S ACOLD REGRESSED CHILD
  2. Poor Tom says that his old occupation was as a _____? SERVINGMAN MASON ENGINEER DAY LABORER
  3. Gloucester prepares a transport to Dover because he overheard what news? POOR TOM IS CRAZY AND DANGEROUS THERE IS A PLOT AGAINST LEAR'S LIFE EDMUND HAD LIED ABOUT EDGAR BUT HAS NOW GAINED TOO MUCH POWER TO BE STOPPED CORDELIA HAS TAKEN ILL AND IS RESTING IN DOVER
  4. Who kills Cornwall? A SERVANT DEFENDING GLOUCESTER REGAN UNINTENTIONALLY EDMUND'S CAPTAIN GLOUCESTER
  5. What is Gloucester's punishment for treason? AMPUTATION THE RACK BLINDING HANGING
  6. Which of these events is proof of Lear's madness and delirium? HE NO LONGER TRUSTS CAIUS BUT GIVES ALL OF HIS LOYALTY TO HIS FOOL

HE WILL NOT GET IN GLOUCESTER'S LIVERY FOR

DOVER BECAUSE HE THINKS IT IS A PLOT AGAINST HIM

THE TRIAL HE HOLDS FOR GONERIL AND REGAN WITH

THE FOOL AND POOR TOM AS JUDGES

HE SPEAKS TO CORDELIA ALL DAY LONG EVEN

THOUGH SHE IS NOT THERE

  1. Which quotation best describes why Goneril's feelings are divided after Cornwall's death? "O, THE DIFFERENCES OF MAN AND MAN:/ TO THEE A WOMAN'S SERVICES ARE DUE" "BUT BEING WIDOW, AND MY GLOUCESTER WITH HER,/ MAY ALL THE BUILDING IN MY FANCY PLUCK/ UPON MY HATEFUL LIFE." "NOT SO HOT!/ IN HIS OWN GRACE HE DOTH EXALT HIMSELF/ MORE THAN IN YOUR ADDITION." "MILK-LIVERED MAN,/ THAT BEAR'ST A CHEEK FOR BLOWS, A HEAD FOR WRONGS;/ WHO HAST NOT IN THY BROWS AN EYE DISCERNING/ THINE HONOR FROM THY SUFFERING"
  2. How does Albany find out about Goneril's plan to have Edmund kill him so that they can marry? GLOUCESTER, EDMUND'S CONFIDANT, SENDS AN ANONYMOUS LETTER TO ALBANY. EDMUND CANNOT TAKE THE DECEIT ANY LONGER AND, HOPING TO DO SOME GOOD, TELLS ALBANY OF THE PLOT. EDGAR, DISGUISED, BRINGS HIM THE LETTER HE HAD INTERCEPTED FROM OSWALD. HE OVERHEARS HER SPEAKING TO HIM BEFORE THEY HAVE REACHED THE HOUSE AND MET OSWALD.
  3. What is Edmund's main concern when he contemplates which of the two sisters, Goneril or Regan, he should marry? LOVE: HE FINDS BOTH WOMEN BEAUTIFUL, SMART, AND KIND.