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

2. Who makes Lear sleep while they are in the farmhouse?
(a) The Fool.
(b) Kent.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Fortune.

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

4. When Lear sees Kent in the stocks, he asks Kent what question?
(a) He asks if Kent hurt anyone.
(b) He asks if Kent is amusing himself.
(c) He asks if Kent has slept.
(d) He asks if Kent likes being in the stocks.

5. Who is the protagonist in the play?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Duke of Cornwall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Goneril's gentleman do that causes King Lear to strike him?

2. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?

3. What has to happen in order for Edgar to be reunited with his father?

4. In Act I, Scene 3, what are the names of the characters who speak?

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

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