King Lear Act I

Which of the following best describes Kent at the beginning of Act 1?

• He is trying to keep his marriage to Goneril a secret

• He believes he is next in line to become king.

• He suspects Gloucester is trying to remove Lear from the throne

• He has recently arrived back at court after a long absence.

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Which of the following best summarizes what King Lear initially intends to do with his kingdom?

• Lear plans to divide his kingdom between his three daughters

• Lear plans to keep his kingdom intact until the day he dies

• Lear plans to consolidate his power by going to war with Denmark

• Lear plans to institute a more representative form of government.

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What is most likely the reason Cordelia is disinherited?

• She was always Lear’s least favorite daughter

• Her father interprets her refusal to flatter him as an insult

• Her marriage to the King of France will disrupt the stability of the kingdom

• She refuses to get married to any of her suitors.

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Which of the following statements most closely explains why the Duke of Burgundy refuses to marry Cordelia?

• He must forfeit his royal title if he marries her.

• He refuses to marry someone he does not love.

• He will gain no wealth or property by marrying her.

• He is already married to Regan.

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Which of the following most accurately summarizes Edmunds speech at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

• Edmund intends to improve his own fortunes by ruining Edgar’s.

• Edmund fears England will have a corrupting influence on him if he stays too long.

• Edmund wishes he could have known his mother.

• Edmund is afraid Edgar’s duplicity will ultimately be his undoing.

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Which of the following statements best describes Edgar in Act 1?

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• Edgar enjoys seeing other people suffer.

• Edgar wants his father out of the way so that he can receive his inheritance.

• Edgar has no idea Edmund is his brother.

• Edgar is too honest to suspect his brother of treachery.

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Which of the following inferences about Kent is best supported by the events of Act 1?

• He dons a disguise to avoid paying his gambling debts.

• He is more loyal to Lear than Lear is to him.

• He is actually Lear’s illegitimate son.

• He believes Lear is mentally unfit to be king.

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The play King Lear by William Shakespeare is classified as a tragedy.

• True

• False

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Which option is not one of King Lear's daughters?

• Cordelia

• Goneril

• Regan

• Ophelia

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Which character is not banished?

• Edgar

• Kent

• Cordelia

• Regan

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