King Lear Act I

King Lear Act I

11th Grade

15 Qs

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King Lear Act I

King Lear Act I

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.10, RL.9-10.10

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What warning does Kent give to Lear before exiting?

To not be fooled by flattery or folly

To choose Goneril as his heir, not Regan

To have the Duke of Burgundy marry Cordelia, not the King of France

That he is sick and will die soon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

After the fight between Lear and Cordelia, does the Duke of Burgundy wish to marry Cordelia? Why or why not?

No, he does not want to marry Cordelia because she has been disowned from the family and therefore does not have money

Yes, he does want to marry Cordelia because he is impressed with her willingness to speak up and state her own opinions

No, wants to marry Goneril or Regan instead

Yes, he has conspired to marry Cordelia in order to take over the kingdom with her

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do Goneril and Regan talk about in the conclusion of Act I, Scene I?

Their father's old age and angry irrationality

How they feel bad for Cordelia and the way she was treated

Their husbands and how powerful they are

Gloucester's treatment of his two sons Edmund and Edgar

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does Gloucester describe his love for his sons Edmund and Edgar?

He loves them equally but must treat them differently because of Edmund's illegitimacy

He strongly favors Edmund but feels bad for Edgar and showing any bias

He regrets ever having an affair and having Edmund as a child

He dislikes them both for their intense sibling rivalry

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How would you characterize Cordelia's love for King Lear?

Genuine but not showy; when she speaks her love, she says it is out of duty

A mixture of genuine love and wanting to use him for power and money

Over-the-top; her display of affection for her father far exceeds that of Goneril and Regan's

A lie; she hates her father

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

After the fight between Lear and Cordelia, does the King of France wish to marry Cordelia? Why or why not?

No, he does not want to marry Cordelia because she has been disowned from the family and therefore does not have money

Yes, he does want to marry Cordelia because he is impressed with her willingness to speak up and state her own opinions

No, wants to marry Goneril or Regan instead

Yes, he has conspired to marry Cordelia in order to take over the kingdom with her

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does King Lear react to Cordelia's refusal to flatter him?

He gives her share of the kingdom to her sisters.

He grows sad and asks to be left alone.

He claims that she is adopted and therefore has no place in his inheritance.

He orders her to be executed at dawn.

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