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King Lear Act 5 Quiz
King Lear Act 5 Quiz
What news does Edgar bring about Gloucester?
He fled to France
He was executed by Albany
He died of shock after learning the truth
He regained his sight
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What is the outcome of the battle between England and France?
France wins
The battle ends in a truce
Cordelia retreats safely
England wins
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What happens to Cordelia at the end of the play?
She escapes to France
She kills Edmund
She dies in battle
She is hanged in prison
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How does the tragedy conclude symbolically?
Evil reigns supreme
Fate remains unchanged
Restoration comes through loss
Love conquers all
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Who fatally poisons Regan?
Albany
Edmund
Lear
Goneril
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What does Albany demand before the battle?
Goneril’s surrender
Justice and fair conduct
Immediate attack
Lear’s execution
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Who kills Edmund in the duel?
Lear
Kent
Edgar
Albany
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What does Edmund secretly plan to do after the battle?
Crown himself king
Marry both sisters
Flee to France
Kill Lear and Cordelia
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Who leads the English army?
Edmund
Regan
Goneril
Albany
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Where does Act 5 of King Lear take place?
At Goneril’s estate
In Lear’s former palace
In Gloucester’s castle
Near the battlefield at Dover
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Who challenges Edmund to a duel?
Edgar
The Fool
Albany
Kent
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What theme dominates the final act?
Justice and redemption through suffering
Victory of deceit
Triumph of evil
Return to royal order
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How does Edmund react to Edgar’s challenge?
He refuses and flees
He accepts and fights bravely
He tries to bribe him
He calls for guards
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What does Edmund order regarding Lear and Cordelia?
That they be released
That they be crowned together
That they be executed
That they be imprisoned safely
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What does Kent plan to do after Lear’s death?
Rule England
Join Albany
Serve Edgar
Follow Lear in death
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What does Regan suspect about Goneril early in Act 5?
That she plans to betray Albany
That she will flee with Lear
That she loves Edmund
That she is helping France
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Who speaks the play’s final lines?
Albany
Edgar
Kent
The Fool
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What revelation does Edgar make after defeating Edmund?
That he betrayed France
That he killed Oswald
That he served Cordelia
That he is Gloucester’s son
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How does Lear react when he and Cordelia are taken prisoner?
He curses his captors
He pleads for mercy
He finds peace in being with her
He despairs in silence
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Who is captured after the battle?
Lear and Cordelia
Goneril and Regan
Albany and Edgar
Kent and Edmund
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What emotion drives Goneril and Regan’s conflict in Act 5?
Jealousy over Edmund
Hatred of Albany
Rivalry for power
Anger toward Lear
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How does Albany respond to the letter from Edgar?
He ignores it
He gives it to Edmund
He burns it
He keeps it as evidence
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What does Regan announce before the duel?
Her loyalty to Albany
Her resignation from power
Her forgiveness of Goneril
Her intention to marry Edmund
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How does Edmund attempt to redeem himself before dying?
He curses Goneril and Regan
He tries to save Lear and Cordelia
He confesses all to Albany
He names Edgar his heir
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Which two armies prepare for battle in Act 5?
The Danish and the English
The Scottish and the Irish
The French and the Scottish
The English and the French
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What secret letter does Edgar deliver to Albany?
Cordelia’s farewell
Goneril’s plan to murder Albany
Regan’s will
Lear’s confession
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What does Goneril do after Regan dies?
Kills Albany
Kills herself
Denies involvement
Flees the battlefield
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How does Lear die?
Of grief holding Cordelia’s body
In exile by poison
By Edmund’s sword
In prison from illness
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Who leads the French army?
Kent
The King of France
Lear
Cordelia
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What disguise is Edgar still wearing when he challenges Edmund?
A knight’s armor
His Poor Tom disguise
A French soldier’s cloak
A servant’s uniform
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