King Lear

How many knights does Goneril suggest Lear should have?

• 100

• 75

• 50

• 25

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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

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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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

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

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• servant

• knight

• fool

• beggar

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

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.

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

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

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who did king Lear banish for openly disagreeing with him for banishing his daughter Cordelia?

• Duke of Albany

• Earl of France

• Earl of Kent

• King of France

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

Who rejected Cordelia's hand in marriage upon learning of her disinheritance?

• Earl of Kent

• Duke of France

• Duke of Burgundy

• King of France

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

What does King Lear ask his daughters to declare?

• Their loyalty to the throne

• Their love for him

• Their love for each other?

• Their love for their spouses?