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10 questions on king lear

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Edmund frame Edgar?

(Did he want his fathers wealth?)

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Who was the good daughter that King Lear banished?

a)

Goneril

b)

Regan

c)

Cordelia

3.

Why did King Lear not give Cordelia any of his land?

'Nothing will come of nothing '

a)

Cordelia hated him

b)

He felt she did not love him as much as Goneril, Regan.

c)

He did not love Cordelia

4.

Describe King Lear

(There can be more than 1 option)

a)

Crazy

b)

Old

c)

Foolish

d)

Young

5.

King Lear is ruler of which country

a)

Old England

b)

Scotland

c)

Britain

d)

Wales

6.

Who is Gloucester’s good son?

a)

Kent

b)

Edmund

c)

Edgar

d)

Gloucester

7.

Whom does Lear meet living in a little hovel on the heath?

a)

Edmund

b)

Edgar, in disguise

c)

Cordelia

8.

When Edgar flees from his father, how does Edgar disguise himself?

a)

Solider

b)

Superman

c)

Shakespear

d)

A beggar

9.

how is Gloucester punished for his “treason”?

a)

He is burned

b)

He is killed

c)

He is blinded

10.

Why does Gloucester want to reach the cliffs of Dover?

a)

He wants to see the invasion fleet

b)

He wants to throw himself over the cliffs

c)

He thinks Edgar is waiting for him there