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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Goneril's husband?
(a) The Duke of France.
(b) The Duke of Burgundy.
(c) The Duke of Kent.
(d) The Duke of Albany.

3. 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.

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

5. What is the name of Edmund's legitimate brother?
(a) Edward.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Ethan.
(d) Eric.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of referring to the King by his title, what does Oswald call the king?

2. In the first scene, an attendant is carrying a small crown meant for whom?

3. Who delivers King Lear's letter to his other daughter, while the King is at Goneril's?

4. Who says: "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child"

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

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