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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kent repeatedly calls Oswald by what name?
(a) Rat.
(b) Knave.
(c) Pig.
(d) Slave.

2. Instead of calling Edgar mad, Lear gives him what title?
(a) Wise man.
(b) Fool.
(c) Poet.
(d) Philosopher.

3. Who brings Cordelia the news that the British armies are marching towards them?
(a) A messenger.
(b) A gentleman.
(c) A soldier.
(d) An officer.

4. Cordelia has what quality that her sisters lack?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Greed.
(c) Pride.
(d) Ambition.

5. Who protests punishing Kent without the King's consent?
(a) Goneril.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Oswald.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lear states that Edgar is the natural man, after his ravings, because of what?

2. Cordelia enters Act 4, Scene 4 with what instruments sounding?

3. Cordelia says that France is not fighting the English with which motivation?

4. Cornwall and Regan administer what punishment to Kent?

5. What does Oswald say after Kent draws his sword?

(see the answer key)

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