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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. When the King of France leaves the French encampment, who does he leave in charge?
(a) Albany.
(b) The Marshal of France.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) The Prince of France.

2. Edgar tells Gloucester that the person who led Gloucester to the edge of the cliff looked like a what?
(a) Boy.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Demon.
(d) God.

3. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?
(a) The heartbreak of losing Cordelia.
(b) The heartbreak of losing his kingdom.
(c) The hearbreak of making bad choices.
(d) The heartbreak of his daughters' treachery.

4. A servant draws his sword on Cornwall because of what action?
(a) Because Cornwall gouged out one of Gloucester's eyes.
(b) Because Cornwall accused Gloucester of being a traitor.
(c) Because Cornwall stabbed Gloucester.
(d) Because Cornwall tied Gloucester to a chair.

5. When Goneril and Edmund travel to Albany's palace, what happens between them?
(a) They have an affair.
(b) They become friends.
(c) They hate each other.
(d) They fall in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Edmund's father?

2. Who calls the hovel haunted?

3. Gloucester blames the effects of what for affecting relationships?

4. Lear says that wickedness is only punished in the poor and that wickedness isn't punished in the rich because they are protected by what?

5. If Edmund cannot get his brother disinherited, how much of his father's inheritance will Edmund inherit?

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