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

2. What did Goneril's gentleman do that causes King Lear to strike him?
(a) Chiding the Fool.
(b) Entering a building before the King.
(c) Chiding the King.
(d) Refusing one of the knight's requests.

3. Gloucester orders Edgar captured and killed because Gloucester thinks Edgar did what to Edmund?
(a) Gloucester thinks Edgar stabbed Edmund.
(b) Gloucester thinks Edgar betrayed Edmund.
(c) Gloucester thinks Edgar killed Edmund.
(d) Gloucester thinks Edgar hurt Edmund.

4. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, she complains that his knights are doing what?
(a) Interfering with her household.
(b) Eating too much food.
(c) Causing problems with the children.
(d) Taking up too much space.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Lear laments his ungrateful daughters, what begins?

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

3. To whom is Gloucester loyal?

4. Who makes Lear sleep while they are in the farmhouse?

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

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