Q 01/05

How many daughters does King Lear divide his kingdom among?

A) Three

B) Two

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

A) Three

He offers a third of the realm to each, provided they declare how much they love him.

Q 02/05

What is Cordelia's one-word reply when Lear asks what she can say to earn a richer share?

A) Nothing

B) Everything

C) Silence

D) Duty

Answer · why

A) Nothing

She says she cannot heave her heart into her mouth, and Lear disowns her on the spot.

Q 03/05

One suitor drops the disinherited Cordelia and the other takes her anyway. Which is which?

A) France out, Burgundy in

B) Burgundy out, France in

C) Albany out, Cornwall in

D) Kent out, Edgar in

Answer · why

B) Burgundy out, France in

The King of France is impressed by her honesty and takes her without a dowry.

Q 04/05

Which of Lear's daughters is the eldest?

A) Cordelia

B) Regan

C) Cordeilla

D) Goneril

Answer · why

D) Goneril

She is married to the Duke of Albany, an archaic name for Scotland.

Q 05/05

Regan, the middle daughter, is married to which duke?

A) Cornwall

B) Albany

C) Burgundy

D) Gloucester

Answer · why

A) Cornwall

Her husband is the one who later gouges out Gloucester's eyes.

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