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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 is going to betray Gloucester in order to do what?
(a) Gain more for himself.
(b) Get married to Cordelia.
(c) Get Gloucester's land.
(d) Be selfish.

2. King Lear has brought how many servants and knights to stay with Goneril?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Two hundred.

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

4. Who tells Kent of a plot against the King?
(a) The stars.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) His dreams.
(d) A gentleman.

5. What did Oswald's letter from Goneril cause Regan and Cornwall to do?
(a) Stay and clean.
(b) Immediately depart.
(c) Leave for the King's castle.
(d) Go hunting for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?

2. When Lear sees Kent in the stocks, he asks Kent what question?

3. Where do Lear, The Fool, Kent, and Gloucester go when they leave the farmhouse?

4. Lear conducts a mock trial of his daughters; who serves as the judges?

5. Edmund is going to betray Gloucester to whom?

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