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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edmund cuts his arm with what weapon after he and Edgar pretend to fight?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) A dagger.

2. Who makes Lear sleep while they are in the farmhouse?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Kent.
(c) The Fool.
(d) Fortune.

3. Regan and Goneril tell Lear that he is what type of a man?
(a) Mad.
(b) Old.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Crazy.

4. Where do Lear, The Fool, Kent, and Gloucester go when they leave the farmhouse?
(a) To Cordelia.
(b) Dover.
(c) To see a doctor.
(d) France.

5. Edmund is going to betray Gloucester to whom?
(a) The Duke.
(b) The King.
(c) The knights.
(d) The Earl.

Short Answer Questions

1. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, she complains that his knights are doing what?

2. When Lear bemoans his treatment at Goneril's house, what does Regan say?

3. In Act I, Scene 3, what are the names of the characters who speak?

4. Who is the protagonist in the play?

5. What are the rumors that Curan tells Edmund?

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