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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the protagonist in the play?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Duke of Cornwall.
(d) King Lear.

2. When Kent says: "but you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master," what quality is he referring to?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Authority.
(d) Royalty.

3. Goneril and Regan believe that the King's banishment of the man who defended Cordelia against being disinherited was what?
(a) Hasty.
(b) Sound.
(c) Rash.
(d) Logical.

4. According to Goneril, while King Lear is staying with her, how often does King Lear wrong her?
(a) At mealtimes with his demands.
(b) Day and night and every hour.
(c) During the day with the demands of his followers.
(d) At least once an hour.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many suitors does Cordelia have when the King tells them that she will have no dowry?

2. In Act I, Scene 3, what are the names of the characters who speak?

3. Where does Act I, Scene 3 take place?

4. What does Edmund have that is supposedly from his brother?

5. How many daughters does King Lear have?

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