WorksheetsKing Lear Act 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does Gloucester say about Edmund when he introduces him?
That Edmund appears fearsome but is actually gentle
That Edmund is illegitimate but that he loves him
That Edmund has been looking forward to meeting Kent
That Edmund is in love with Cordelia
How does Lear plan on spending his remaining years?
Visiting his daughters
Writing his memoirs
Making religious pilgrimages
Making religious pilgrimages
Visiting France
How does Lear react to Cordelia's refusal to flatter him?
He orders her to be executed at dawn.
He claims that she is an illegitimate daughter.
He grows sad and somber and asks to be left alone.
He gives her share of the kingdom to her sisters.
Why is Edmund jealous of Edgar?
Edgar has a beautiful wife.
Edgar will inherit their father's estate.
Edgar is the only son Gloucester loves.
Edgar is a more accomplished swordsman.
How does Edmund make Gloucester want to read the forged letter?
By obviously hiding it from him
By revealing its contents to Lear
By telling him that everyone else has seen it
By claiming that it is from Gloucester's wife.
What does Goneril order her servants to do to Lear?
Refuse him entry to the house
Honor and obey him
Wash all of his clothes
Act rudely toward him
Who shows up at Goneril's castle disguised as a peasant?
Gloucester
Edgar
Albany
Kent
What does the Fool say to Lear?
That Caius is a trusted friend in disguise
That Edmund is plotting to kill Lear and take the throne
That it was wrong to give the kingdom to Regan and Goneril
That Cordelia has convinced her sisters to betray Lear
What does Lear say he hopes happens to Goneril?
She loses all of her wealth and land.
She gets beaten by her husband.
She suffers a slow death.
She becomes infertile.
Who protests about how Goneril treats Lear?
Albany
Cornwall
Burgundy
Gloucester
Why is Edmund happy that Cornwall is visiting?
He can kill Cornwall and seduce Regan.
He can take his revenge on Cornwall for an earlier offense.
He can use Cornwall in his plot against Edgar.
He can bribe Cornwall for information about Lear.
Who cuts Edmund's arm?
Gloucester
Albany
Edmund
Edgar
How do Cornwall and Regan punish Kent?
They burn his feet with tar.
They cut out his tongue.
They put him in the stocks.
They throw him in the dungeon.
Who has promised Kent help from abroad?
Gloucester
Cordelia
Burgundy
Lear
Who does Regan say must have given Edgar the idea to kill Gloucester?
Edmund
Lear's knights
The Fool
Cordelia's servants
