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

2. Why does Edmund want his legitimate brother disinherited?
(a) So that Edmund can live as a nobleman.
(b) So that Edmund can sell off all the land.
(c) So that Edmund can inherit everything.
(d) So that Edmund can have all their father's attention.

3. If Edmund cannot get his brother disinherited, how much of his father's inheritance will Edmund inherit?
(a) One-fourth.
(b) Half.
(c) None.
(d) One-third.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When King Lear gets ready to depart Goneril's house, what is his method of travel?

2. What is the name Edgar uses in place of his own?

3. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar cover his face with?

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

5. 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?

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