King Lear - Act 1 to 3 Review

Which sister was banished?

• Goneril

• Cordelia

• Regan

• Cassidy

At the beginning of the play, what is King Lear's plan?

• To appoint Kent as commander

• To visit each of his daughter's homes

• To divide up his kingdom

• To find Gloucester's son

What happens to Gloucester at the end of Act 3?

• He brings Lear to his home for safety

• He realizes who Kent is in disguise

• He gets in a fight and loses his arm

• He loses is sight by having his eyes removed

Who says this line?

"Who alone suffers suffers most i' the mind, / ... / ... the mind much sufferance doth o'erskip" (3.6.103-105)

• The Fool

• Edgar

• Kent

• Cordelia

What does Edmund tell Edgar about their father?

• Edgar needs to find his father and ask for forgiveness

• Gloucester is ready to pass on his inheritance to Edmund

• Gloucester is angry and Edgar should run away

• Edgar has been provided with a ring that Gloucester needs to see

What does Kent doe when Lear orders him to leave England?

• He leaves and goes with Cordelia

• He disguises himself and goes back to Lear

• He says "no" and then Lear puts him in stocks

• He argues with Lear, but then gives up and goes to England

Who is the Duke of Cornwall

• Regan's husband

• Cordelia's suitor

• Goneril's husband

• Lear's steward

Who said this?

"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave / My heart into my mouth ..." (1.1.93-94)

• Edgar

• Kent

• Regan

• Cordelia

Who said this?

"Call not your stocks for me. I serve the King" (2.2.124)

• Gloucester

• Cornwall

• Kent

• Edgar

Who is Edmund?

• Lear's son-in-law

• Gloucester's son

• Gloucester's illegitimate son

• Cordelia's suitor