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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 Lear bemoans his treatment at Goneril's house, what does Regan say?
(a) Regan agrees with Lear.
(b) Regan says that she will be different.
(c) Regan doesn't say anything.
(d) Regan defends Goneril.

2. Who calls the hovel haunted?
(a) Kent.
(b) The Fool.
(c) Edgar.
(d) The King.

3. Who kills Oswald?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Regan.
(c) Edmund.
(d) Edgar.

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

5. Gloucester blames the effects of what for affecting relationships?
(a) The eclipses.
(b) The planets.
(c) The stars.
(d) The moon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lear conducts a mock trial of his daughters; who serves as the judges?

3. Who states that Goneril is a better soldier than Albany?

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

5. Edmund is going to betray Gloucester to whom?

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