- 1. Who directed the 2018 television film 'King Lear'?
A) Emma Thompson
B) Richard Eyre
C) Jim Broadbent
D) Anthony Hopkins
- 2. Which network broadcasted the 2018 adaptation of 'King Lear' on 28 May?
A) Netflix
B) BBC Two
C) Amazon Studios
D) HBO
- 3. Who played King Lear in the 2018 film adaptation?
A) Jim Broadbent
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) John Macmillan
D) Christopher Eccleston
- 4. In what year is the setting of this highly militarized version of London?
A) 19th century
B) 21st century
C) 16th century
D) 18th century
- 5. Which character refuses to make a verbal declaration of love for her father, resulting in the loss of her inheritance?
A) Goneril
B) Regan
C) Cordelia
D) Oswald
- 6. Who are the two elder daughters that receive a share of Lear's kingdom?
A) Cordelia and Regan
B) Edgar and Edmund
C) Goneril and Cordelia
D) Regan and Goneril
- 7. Which character is the bastard son of the Earl of Gloucester?
A) Kent
B) Albany
C) Edgar
D) Edmund
- 8. Who did Cordelia marry without a dowry after being disinherited by Lear?
A) Earl of Kent
B) The French King
C) King of France
D) Duke of Burgundy
- 9. Who is the Duke of Gloucester's legitimate son?
A) Edgar
B) Kent
C) Albany
D) Edmund
- 10. What is the approval rating reported by Rotten Tomatoes for this adaptation?
A) 65%
B) 75%
C) 85%
D) 91%
- 11. Which critic described Anthony Hopkins' performance as 'shouty, vulnerable and absolutely mesmerising'?
A) Hanh Nguyen
B) John Anderson
C) Sam Wollaston
D) Matt Zoller Seitz
- 12. Who played the role of Goneril in the film?
A) Florence Pugh
B) Jim Carter
C) Emma Thompson
D) Emily Watson
- 13. Which character is described as a loyalist to King Lear?
A) Edmund
B) Earl of Kent
C) Duke of Cornwall
D) Oswald
- 14. Which character is the Fool in this adaptation?
A) Jim Broadbent
B) John Macmillan
C) Christopher Eccleston
D) Karl Johnson
- 15. Who played Cordelia in the film?
A) Chukwudi Iwuji
B) Emma Thompson
C) Emily Watson
D) Florence Pugh
- 16. Who was commended for elevating the play's secondary story in their review?
A) Sam Wollaston
B) Hanh Nguyen
C) Matt Zoller Seitz
D) John Anderson
- 17. Which character is played by Jim Broadbent?
A) Edgar
B) Earl of Gloucester
C) Lear
D) Kent
- 18. Who wrote that the adaptation 'starts to break down near the last third with a choppiness'?
A) Hanh Nguyen
B) John Anderson
C) Matt Zoller Seitz
D) Sam Wollaston
- 19. Who commended the film for having a 'solidly stocked ensemble'?
A) Sam Wollaston
B) John Anderson
C) Matt Zoller Seitz
D) The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes
- 20. Which character is played by Tobias Menzies?
A) Earl of Kent
B) Duke of Albany
C) Edmund
D) Duke of Cornwall
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