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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 to whom?
(a) The knights.
(b) The King.
(c) The Duke.
(d) The Earl.

2. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Lady.
(b) Madam.
(c) Princess.
(d) Duchess.

3. Where do Lear, The Fool, Kent, and Gloucester go when they leave the farmhouse?
(a) Dover.
(b) To see a doctor.
(c) France.
(d) To Cordelia.

4. What are the rumors that Curan tells Edmund?
(a) Rumors of war between the Duke of Cornwall and the Duke of Albany.
(b) Rumors of war between Fance and England.
(c) Rumors of war between Lear and the Duke of Albany.
(d) Rumors of war between Lear and Burgundy.

5. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?
(a) Well.
(b) Like royalty.
(c) Poorly.
(d) Disrespectfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oswald's letter from Goneril cause Regan and Cornwall to do?

2. Gloucester tells Edmund there has been a falling out between which two dukes?

3. Regan and Goneril tell Lear that he is what type of a man?

4. Who is the protagonist in the play?

5. Where does Act 3, Scene 3 take place?

(see the answer key)

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