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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is King Lear going to go when he leaves Goneril's house?
(a) Regan's house.
(b) France.
(c) His palace.
(d) His summer home.

2. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?
(a) The heartbreak of losing Cordelia.
(b) The heartbreak of losing his kingdom.
(c) The heartbreak of his daughters' treachery.
(d) The hearbreak of making bad choices.

3. Edmund tells his brother that he fears someone has turned Gloucester against him and then tells his brother to do what?
(a) Find out who the informant is.
(b) Issue a challenge.
(c) Leave quickly.
(d) Arm himself.

4. Who calls the hovel haunted?
(a) Kent.
(b) The Fool.
(c) Edgar.
(d) The King.

5. Edgar is left alone at the farmhouse and hopes that the King will be able to do what?
(a) Get justice on his daughters.
(b) Live a long life.
(c) Escape.
(d) Get his lands back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving Goneril's house, what does the Fool warn King Lear about?

2. King Lear has brought how many servants and knights to stay with Goneril?

3. Who carries a torch and finds the King and company in the forest?

4. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do to his hair?

5. What are the rumors that Curan tells Edmund?

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