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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. Cornwall and Regan administer what punishment to Kent?
(a) They hang him.
(b) They whip him.
(c) They put him in the stocks.
(d) They beat him.

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

3. Lear states that Edgar is the natural man, after his ravings, because of what?
(a) Edgar is unburdened by heartache.
(b) Edgar owes nobody anything.
(c) Edgar is mad.
(d) Edgar is letting his own mind run free.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Cordelia the news that the British armies are marching towards them?

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

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

4. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?

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

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