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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. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?
(a) Disrespectfully.
(b) Poorly.
(c) Well.
(d) Like royalty.

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

3. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Princess.
(b) Duchess.
(c) Madam.
(d) Lady.

4. What is Edmund going to do in order to assure Gloucester that his brother's intent isn't to hurt Gloucester?
(a) Write a letter asking Edgar what his intent is.
(b) Send someone to spy on Edgar.
(c) Talk with Edgar and report to Gloucester.
(d) Talk with Edgar so that Gloucester can hear them.

5. What punishment will King Lear give to the Fool for lying?
(a) Dismissal as Fool.
(b) A whipping.
(c) A caning.
(d) Prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edmund tells his brother that his father is horribly angry with him, what does Edmund advise his brother to do?

2. How much love does Cordelia say she will give her husband?

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

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

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

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