King Lear Quiz

Class: Name: No. Score:

I. Finish the family trees with the right names from the box. Write the correct
letter (A, B, C…) of the name.
A. Edgar B. Cordelia C. King of France D. King Lear
E. Gloucester F. Edmond G. Goneril H. Albany

II. Multiple Choice

____1. Why did King Lear asked his daughters how much they loved him?
(A) To help him decide how to divide up the kingdom
(B) To help him divide up the suitors
(C) To show how much he loved them
(D) To get rid of the king of France
____2. What happened when Cordelia gave her answer?
(A) The King was very happy. (B) The King was unhappy.
(C) The French invaded England. (D) Edmond Killed his father.
____3. What did Cordelia do when she saw her father again?
(A) She showed him hatred. (B) She treated him like a stranger.
(C) She was cruel to him. (D) She was kind to him.
____4. How did Cordelia die?
(A) She committed suicide. (B) She was shot.
(C) She was run over by a cart. (D) She was murdered.
____5. Who said this? “They make me feel old and weak and despised. The storm can
do no worse! What have I done to deserve this curse?”
(A) The Duke of Kent (B) The Duke of Gloucester
(C) The Duke of Cornwall (D) King Lear
____6. Who said this?”You will never see his daughters treat him badly again!”
(A) The Duke of Kent (B) The Duke of Gloucester
(C) The Duke of Cornwall (D) King Lear
____7. Who said this? “Goneril told me that she poisoned Regan and then she killed
 herself with this knife.”
(A) Albany (B) The Duke of Gloucester
(C) Cordelia (D) King Lear
____8. Edgar would ________ his father and not let him get hurt.
(A) prohibit (B) pretend (C) protect (D) protective
____9. King Lear did not ________ to his daughters’ castles.
(A) resell (B) return (C) re-elect (D) receive
____10. Duke of Kent ___________himself as a poor man.
(A) hissed (B) bothered (C) disguised (D) banished
____11. “But I gave you everything you have!” __________ the king.
(A) fled (B) reigned (C) inherited (D )moaned
____12. “You are a traitor!” she __________.
(A) hissed (B) inherited (C) bothered (D)disguised