WorksheetsKing Lear Act 2 Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is Edmund happy that Cornwall is visiting?
a)
He can use Cornwall in his plot against Edgar
b)
He can take his revenge on Cornwall for an earlier offense
c)
He can Kill Cornwall and seduce Regan.
d)
He can bribe Cornwall for information about Lear.
2.
Who cuts Edmund's arm?
a)
Edgar
b)
Edmund
c)
Gloucester
d)
Corwall
3.
Who does Regan say must have given Edgar the idea to kill Gloucester.
a)
Edmund
b)
The Fool
c)
Lear's Knights
d)
Gloucester's servants
4.
How does Regan punish Kent?
a)
They burn his feet with hot tar.
b)
They lock him in wooden stocks.
c)
The throw him in the dungeon.
d)
They cut out his tongue.
5.
Who has promised Kent help from abroad?
a)
Cordelia
b)
Albany
c)
Burgundy
d)
Gloucester
6.
What does Edgar disguise himself as?
a)
An overweight merchant
b)
An insane and filthy beggar
c)
A drunken farmer
d)
A elderly man
7.
What excuse do Regan and Cornwall give for not speaking to Lear immediately?
a)
They are sick and tired.
b)
They are trying to decide how they will treat him.
c)
They are away from the castle.
d)
They are at a feast celebrating their new wealth.
8.
Who shows up at Gloucester's castle during King Lear's confrontation with Regan?
a)
Goneril
b)
Regan
c)
Cordelia
d)
Kent
9.
Who did Kent meet at Gloucester's castle, who was also delivering a letter to Regan (he tries to assault him)?
a)
Regan's servant
b)
Goneril's servant
c)
Lear's servant
d)
Cordelia's servant
10.
Who disguises himself as a madman beggar to escape his death sentence?
a)
Edgar
b)
Edmund
c)
Lear
d)
The Fool
11.
Why is Lear so angry when he gets to Gloucester's castle?
a)
Kent has been killed
b)
Kent has changed sides
c)
Kent is being punished in the stocks
d)
Kent has been imprisoned in a dungeon
12.
What is the Fool's role in this play?
a)
He is designed to entertain the king and keep him abreast of current events.
b)
He is designed to be an honest and loyal advocate for the king and reveals the king's faults.
c)
He is the king's most trusted messenger whom he can rely on and trust to deliver news.
d)
He is designed to help the king relieve emotional pressure by yelling at him and laughing at him.
13.
Why does the Fool tell Lear, "Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise."
a)
Because Lear is suffering from Dementia and can no longer be trusted to make important decisions.
b)
Because in his senior years, he has made irrational decisions (giving away his kingdom).
c)
Because the Fool believes that Lear will die without his servants in his old age.
d)
Because the Fool believes that Lear should apologize to his daughters and accept his fate as a servant to them.
14.
Who does Gloucester's servant Curan tell Edmund will come that night that delights him?
a)
Cornwall
b)
Albany
c)
Kent
d)
Gloucester
15.
What does Edmund convince Edgar to do when he meets him in his hiding place?
a)
Fight him to the death to see who will win his father's inheritance
b)
Flee the castle as his father has sworn a death-warrant out on him.
c)
Go to France where Cordelia will protect him at her castle.
d)
Go to Goneril's house where she will protect him.
16.
Who does Lear say has expressed a "sharp-toothed" unkindness toward him?
a)
Regan
b)
Goneril
c)
Cordelia
d)
Kent
17.
How does Regan respond when Lear tells asks her to give him shelter in her castle?
a)
She says no and joins forces with her sister
b)
She says no and joins forces with Kent
c)
She says no and joins forces with Gloucester
d)
She says no and joins forces with Alba
18.
When Regan tells Lear to return to Goneril's castle, and she says the only way he can return is:
a)
if he has only 50 knights and servants
b)
if he has only 25 knights and no servants
c)
if he has 0 knights and a small train of servants
d)
if he has 0 knights and 0 servants
19.
What does Regan mean when she tells Lear, "I pray you father, being so weak, seem so"?
a)
That her father is old and feeble
b)
That her father has lost his kingly powers
c)
That her father is like a baby with dementia
d)
That her father is weak and she can beat him in combat
20.
What does Lear mean in the line, "O, reason not the need!" when Goneril tells him that he may not have any servants at her home?
a)
He doesn't need to give anyone a reason for having needs - he is the king!
b)
He doesn't need his knights, just his personal servants to help him with basic needs.
c)
He can't be expected to prepare his own meals and clean up after himself as he does not have those skills.
d)
He lets her know that he wants to keep his servants because the represent his importance.
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