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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kent points out that there is a hovel nearby and asks the King to do what?
(a) Clean it.
(b) Sit by the fire in it.
(c) Go dry out in it.
(d) Take shelter in it.

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

3. Who is Edmund's father?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Kent.

4. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?
(a) Like royalty.
(b) Disrespectfully.
(c) Poorly.
(d) Well.

5. Edgar stops in the middle of what area when he tells Gloucester that they are on a cliff?
(a) The forest.
(b) A river.
(c) A barn.
(d) A field.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Goneril and Cornwall order Gloucester to do what if Lear returns to the castle?

3. Before leaving Goneril's house, what does the Fool warn King Lear about?

4. 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?

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

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