You think that the tragedy is over with the loss, but the political manoeuvring in the King Lear Act 5 Quiz is much more complicated than a couple of corpses. Test your knowledge of the final battle and the tragic cost of delayed justice. Prove you were there for the whole bitter, empty story.
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King Lear Act 5 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 5 of King Lear take place?
- Which two armies prepare for battle in Act 5?
- Who leads the English army?
- Who leads the French army?
- What emotion drives Goneril and Regan’s conflict in Act 5?
- What does Regan suspect about Goneril early in Act 5?
- What does Albany demand before the battle?
- What secret letter does Edgar deliver to Albany?
- How does Albany respond to the letter from Edgar?
- What does Edmund secretly plan to do after the battle?
- What is the outcome of the battle between England and France?
- Who is captured after the battle?
- What does Edmund order regarding Lear and Cordelia?
- How does Lear react when he and Cordelia are taken prisoner?
- What does Regan announce before the duel?
- Who fatally poisons Regan?
- What does Goneril do after Regan dies?
- Who challenges Edmund to a duel?
- How does Edmund react to Edgar’s challenge?
- Who kills Edmund in the duel?
- What disguise is Edgar still wearing when he challenges Edmund?
- What revelation does Edgar make after defeating Edmund?
- What news does Edgar bring about Gloucester?
- How does Edmund attempt to redeem himself before dying?
- What happens to Cordelia at the end of the play?
- How does Lear die?
- Who speaks the play’s final lines?
- What theme dominates the final act?
- What does Kent plan to do after Lear’s death?
- How does the tragedy conclude symbolically?