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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. Goneril's goal is to have King Lear go and stay with whom, rather than stay at her house?
(a) His summer palace.
(b) Her brother's house.
(c) Her sister's house.
(d) His palace.

2. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Gloucester's castle.
(b) Goneril's castle.
(c) Lear's castle.
(d) Albany's castle.

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

4. When Lear bemoans his treatment at Goneril's house, what does Regan say?
(a) Regan agrees with Lear.
(b) Regan doesn't say anything.
(c) Regan defends Goneril.
(d) Regan says that she will be different.

5. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her steward.
(d) Her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does the line "when old fools are babes again" refer to?

2. Who tells Kent of a plot against the King?

3. To whom is Gloucester loyal?

4. According to Goneril, while King Lear is staying with her, how often does King Lear wrong her?

5. Edgar is left alone at the farmhouse and hopes that the King will be able to do what?

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