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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. How many suitors does Cordelia have when the King tells them that she will have no dowry?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

3. When King Lear announces that he is retiring, what does he want to do with his lands?
(a) Choose one of his daughters to be Queen.
(b) Divide them equally amongst his daughters.
(c) Give them equally to his son-in-laws.
(d) Reward his youngest daughter with the lands.

4. In Act I, Scene 3, what are the names of the characters who speak?
(a) Goneril, Oswald, and King Lear.
(b) King Lear and Goneril.
(c) Goneril and Oswald.
(d) King Lear and Oswald.

5. Where does Act I, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Duke of Burgundy's palace.
(b) The Duke of Albany's palace.
(c) The King's palace.
(d) Goneril's summer home.

Short Answer Questions

1. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, she complains that his knights are doing what?

2. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?

3. Which character does the line "when old fools are babes again" refer to?

4. What sound precedes the King's entrance into a scene?

5. Which man marries Cordelia even though she doesn't have a dowry?

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