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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The gentleman on the hearth tells Kent that Lear is doing what in the storm?
(a) Crying.
(b) Praying.
(c) Talking.
(d) Wandering.

2. In the first scene, an attendant is carrying a small crown meant for whom?
(a) Regan.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Goneril.
(d) Cordelia.

3. Where does Act 3, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Gloucester's castle.
(b) Gloucester's hall.
(c) Gloucester's courtyard.
(d) Gloucester's stable.

4. What does Edmund have that is supposedly from his brother?
(a) A letter.
(b) A ring.
(c) A seal.
(d) A book.

5. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do to his hair?
(a) He cuts it.
(b) He knots it.
(c) He rubs mud in it.
(d) He shaves it all off.

6. What do Regan and Goneril believe is affecting the King's mind?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Tiredness.
(c) Madness.
(d) Old age.

7. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her steward.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her cousin.

8. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar cover his face with?
(a) Mud.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Sand.
(d) Leaves.

9. When Cordelia refuses to profess her undying love for her father (the King), what does her father do?
(a) Her father yells at her.
(b) Her father hits her.
(c) Her father disowns her.
(d) Her father takes back the jewels.

10. Gloucester blames the effects of what for affecting relationships?
(a) The moon.
(b) The planets.
(c) The stars.
(d) The eclipses.

11. Who does Kent ask to "turn thy wheel"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Daylight.
(c) The sun.
(d) Fortune.

12. Where does Act I, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Goneril's summer home.
(b) The Duke of Albany's palace.
(c) The Duke of Burgundy's palace.
(d) The King's palace.

13. How many suitors does Cordelia have when the King tells them that she will have no dowry?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

14. During the first scene of Act 3, what are the armies of France ready to do?
(a) Invade England.
(b) Support Lear.
(c) Support Albany.
(d) Protect France.

15. Goneril and Cornwall order Gloucester to do what if Lear returns to the castle?
(a) Allow him into the stables only.
(b) Strip him of anything valuable.
(c) Make sure he doesn't have any servants with him.
(d) Not allow him in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment will King Lear give to the Fool for lying?

2. Who delivers King Lear's letter to his other daughter, while the King is at Goneril's?

3. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?

4. Who is Edmund's father?

5. Gloucester, when mentioning the effect of the stars and planets on relationships, says that these effects have caused King Lear to do what to Cordelia?

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