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Test your knowledge of Act 5, scene 3. Submit your answers to see your results and get feedback.
What does Lear believe about his time in prison with Cordelia?
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They will suffer as they deserve to for losing the battle
They will be uncomfortable but safe from further harm
They will enjoy their time together free from politics
They will be in constant danger
What does Albany request that Edmund do regarding Lear and Cordelia?
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Execute them immediately
Bring them to him for protection until they can be judged
Keep them imprisoned until they can be brought to trial
Banish them from the kingdom
What is the cause of Regan's discomfort after the battle?
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Goneril poisoned her
A sudden onset of an illness
A wound from the battle
It is a ruse to avoid punishment from Albany
On what grounds does Albany arrest Edmund and Regan?
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Poisoning Goneril
Disloyalty to their father
Betraying Britain
Capital treason
What can the rules and rituals of the duel between Edgar and Edmund be interpreted as symbolizing?
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The traditional British social order Edmund had tried to destroy
The legal loopholes Edmund had tried to use to disinherit Edgar
The reliance on tradition rather than insight that had blinded Lear
All of the above
After defeating Edmund, what does Edgar say about the gods' role in the events that transpired?
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The gods are fickle and play with humans for their own pleasure
The gods are indifferent to human suffering
The gods are just and use human vices to enact their own punishments
The gods have no influence over human actions
What happened to Goneril after confessing to poisoning Regan?
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She was arrested and imprisoned
She was executed by Albany
She fled the kingdom
She committed suicide
How does Lear react to Kent's revelation of Goneril and Regan's suicides?
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He expresses deep sorrow
He is vengeful and angry
He does not understand
He is relieved and at peace
After the deaths of Edmund, Goneril, and Regan, what does Albany declare?
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Lear will return to power for the duration of his life
He will take the throne himself and rule justly
He intends to divide power between himself and Lear
He will take the throne and consult Lear on minor matters
How does Lear die?
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He is killed by Albany
He dies from grief
He is murdered
He commits suicide
For what implied reason does Albany suggest that Kent and Edgar should jointly rule Britain?
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They are the two highest ranking noblemen left after the war
They have the best claim to the throne through their blood relationships to Lear
They were the only two people to always behave nobly
All of the above
What do Edgar's comments, as he ascends to the throne, that everyone should "speak what we feel, not what we ought to say" and that "the oldest have borne most" indicate?
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As a leader he will return Britain to a reverence of honesty and the older generations
As a leader he will rule more competently than the Lear did in his old age
As a leader he will not be influenced by flatterers or stories of victimhood
As a leader he will protect the commoners of Britain from exploitation by the powerful
