King Lear, Act 1

Who exhorts the gods to "stand up for bastards"?

• Edgar

• Edmund

• Lear

• Cordelia

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who reminds his wife that "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well"?

• Lear

• Edmund

• Albany

• the Fool

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who points out to Lear that "All thy other titles thou hast given away that thou wast born with"?

• the Fool

• Goneril

• Kent

• Albany

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Mark ALL the answers that apply.

A soliloquy is —

• a type of monologue

• a chance for characters to share their inner thoughts

• not heard by other characters in the play

• not a device that Shakespeare employs

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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

Mark ALL the answers that apply.

A motif —

• will be present repeatedly

• can be an idea, theme, word, or image

• is a hidden reason for a character to take a questionable action

• will appear throughout a piece of literature, art, or music

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

• Early in the twentieth century, critics elevated The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the pantheon of great novels.

• Early in the twentieth century, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was elevated to the pantheon of great novels by critics.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

• I was never confronted about it by the old man.

• The old man never confronted me about it.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which character in the play is most Cinderella-like?

• Goneril

• Regan

• Cordelia

• the Fool

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

While staying at Albany's palace, Goneril complains about hosting Lear and his knights. In response, Lear asks, "Are you our daughter?" and “Your name, fair gentlewoman?”

These questions indicate that —

• Lear has completely lost his memory

• Goneril's words in the first scene do not match her actions in the following scenes

• Lear wants to flatter her

• Goneril is wearing a disguise

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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

Which character is so loyal to Lear that he disguises himself to serve Lear even after banishment?

• Oswald

• Kent

• Gloucester

• Edmund

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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