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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) Edmund.
(b) Duke of Cornwall.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) King Lear.

2. The paper Edmund has, which he is going to show to Gloucester as proof of his brother's treachery, says that the older generation should do what with their riches?
(a) Hold onto them.
(b) Give them to the poor.
(c) Use them to benefit their children.
(d) Give them to the younger men.

3. How does Edmund characterize the belief that people having in the stars and planets ruling their lives?
(a) As preposterous.
(b) As superstitious.
(c) As genuine.
(d) As truth.

4. When Edmund tells his brother that his father is horribly angry with him, what does Edmund advise his brother to do?
(a) Leave England until Gloucester cools off.
(b) Go and talk to Gloucester to cool him off.
(c) Write a letter to Gloucester to explain things.
(d) Stay away from Gloucester until he cools off.

5. What is the name of the person who stands up for Cordelia when her father disinherits her?
(a) Albany.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Kent.
(d) Burgundy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?

5. King Lear is trying to find his fool who has been missing for how long?

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