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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. Regan and Goneril tell Lear that he is what type of a man?
(a) Old.
(b) Mad.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Crazy.

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

3. Where is King Lear going to go when he leaves Goneril's house?
(a) Regan's house.
(b) His summer home.
(c) France.
(d) His palace.

4. Edmund is going to betray Gloucester in order to do what?
(a) Get Gloucester's land.
(b) Get married to Cordelia.
(c) Gain more for himself.
(d) Be selfish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Edgar stops in the middle of what area when he tells Gloucester that they are on a cliff?

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

3. The messenger who delivers the news of Cornwall's death to Albany and Goneril also delivers a letter to Goneril from whom?

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

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

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