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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do for clothing?
(a) Uses his old, torn clothing.
(b) Uses old rags.
(c) Doesn't wear anything.
(d) Uses only a blanket.

3. What is the name of Edmund's legitimate brother?
(a) Eric.
(b) Ethan.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Edward.

4. In Act I, Scene 3, what are the names of the characters who speak?
(a) Goneril and Oswald.
(b) King Lear and Oswald.
(c) Goneril, Oswald, and King Lear.
(d) King Lear and Goneril.

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?
(a) In the hall of the Duke of Albany's palace.
(b) In the stable of the Duke of Albany's palace.
(c) In the upstairs of the Duke of Albany's palace.
(d) In the court before the Duke of Albany's palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist in the play?

2. How does Edmund characterize the belief that people having in the stars and planets ruling their lives?

3. The paper Edmund has, which he is going to show to Gloucester as proof of his brother's treachery, says that the older generation should do what with their riches?

4. Who delivers King Lear's letter to his other daughter, while the King is at Goneril's?

5. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?

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