King Lear Act I

Name Lear’s daughters in order from oldest to youngest.

• a) Cordelia, Regan, Goneril

• b) Goneril, Regan, Cordelia

• c) Regan, Goneril, Cordelia

What important announcement does Lear make in his first speech?

• a) He is increasing the size of his army.

• b) He is relinquishing his crown and dividing his kingdom between his daughters.

• c) He is declaring war on France unless the King of France agrees to marry Cordelia.

Complete the quotation: "I cannot heave/ My heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty/ According to my ___: no more nor less."

• hear

• bond

• duty

Who says "Nothing will come of nothing"?

• Cordelia

• Lear

• Kent

Why is Kent banished from the kingdom?

• He has betrayed Lear's secrets to France.

• He has encouraged Cordelia to defy her father.

• He tells Lear that disowning Cordelia is unjust.

Which of the suitors refuses to marry Cordelia without a dowry, and whom does Cordelia marry?

• France, Burgundy

• Burgundy, France

• Albany, France

• Cornwall, France

Who says, "My life I never held but as a pawn/ To wage against thy enemies, nor fear to lose it/ Thy safety being the motive."

• Kent

• Gloucester

• Edmund

• Edgar

Who says the following, and what is meant by the line? "Let me, if not by birth, have lands by wit"?

• Burgundy...to marry Cordelia to get a share of Lear's kingdom

• Edmund...to depose of his brother using his intelligence

• France...to ask for Cordelia's hand in marriage

How does Edmund deceive Gloucester into believing that Edgar is a threat?

• He uses a forged letter.

• He introduces a witness who testifies to Edgar's plotting.

• He tells Gloucester that he saw Edgar buying poison.

What does Edmund advise Edgar to do in the face of Gloucester's anger?

• Apologize and beg for forgiveness.

• Keep out of the way and arm himself.

• Confront him and discuss the problem.