Question 1

Which of King Lear's daughters did not inherit their share of the kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Cordelia

Answer

Goneril

Answer

Pheobe

Answer

Regan

Question 2

Why didn't Cordelia get her share of the kingdom?

Accepted Answer

She didn't flatter her father like her sisters did.

Answer

The king felt that Cordelia was inferior to her sisters.

Answer

She is the king's adopted daughter.

Answer

The king discovered her plot to assassinate him.

Question 3

Who marries Cordelia despite her not receiving a share of the kingdom?

Accepted Answer

king of France

Answer

Edmund

Answer

Burgundy

Answer

Duke of Kent

Question 4

The speaker's words in the line below covey a sense of ________                                                                    
      How sharper that a serpent's tooth is to have a thankless child

Accepted Answer

betrayal

Answer

jealousy

Answer

sadness

Answer

joy

Question 5

Which of his daughters does King Lear favor most before he divides the kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Cordelia

Answer

Goneril

Answer

Antigone

Answer

Regan

Question 6

Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty.

Accepted Answer

Goneril

Answer

Antigone

Answer

Regan

Answer

Cordelia

Question 7

In the beginning of the play, what is happening to the kingdom?

Accepted Answer

it is being divided

Answer

it is being burned to the ground

Answer

it is preparing for a celebration

Answer

it is being attacked

Question 8

How does Lear decided how much land/territory to each of his three daughters?

Accepted Answer

He asks which one will confess the most love for him

Answer

Whoever wins the duel

Answer

He asks who will die for him

Answer

Rock, paper, scissors

Question 9

Where does Lear go after his daughters reduce his knights to nothing?

Accepted Answer

Into the storm

Answer

To Kent's hom

Answer

Into the barn

Answer

Back home

Question 10

King Lear asks the storm

Accepted Answer

to burn his white head

Answer

to burn everything around him

Answer

to be gentle on him

Answer

to burn his daughters

Question 11

what does the fool advise king Lear ?

Accepted Answer

to go inside and and escape the storm

Answer

to stop arguing with the storm

Answer

to enjoy the rainy weather

Answer

to continue his argument with the storm

Question 12

Why does the Duke of Burgundy reject the offer of Cordelia’s hand in marriage?

Accepted Answer

she has no dowry

Answer

she is too quiet

Answer

she is not pretty

Answer

she is too mean

Question 13

Who are the Duke of Albany and the Duke of Cornwall?

Accepted Answer

Goneril and Regan's husbands

Answer

Cordelia's suitors

Answer

Lear's enemies

Answer

Lear' s followers

Question 14

Who said, "Nothing will come of Nothing."

Accepted Answer

King Lear

Answer

Goneril

Answer

Regan

Answer

Cordelia

Question 15

Why does King Lear divide his kingdom in three?

Accepted Answer

to rest from the burden of ruling and prevent future fight among his daughters

Answer

as a gift to his daughters

Answer

to fight against the enemies

Answer

his daughters forced him to do so

Question 16

Who will get the most land from King Lear?

Accepted Answer

The most loving daughter

Answer

The prettiest daughter

Answer

The wealthiest daughter

Answer

The strongest daughter

Question 17

What do both sisters try to do to Lear?

Accepted Answer

Take all of his knights

Answer

Take a quarter of his knights

Answer

Kill him

Answer

Take half his knights

Question 18

What does Lear do in the storm?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Answer

Cry

Answer

Curse his daughters

Answer

Rip off some of his clothes

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