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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. Who is Gloucester's illegitimate son?
(a) Edward.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Eric.
(d) Ethan.

2. Goneril's goal is to have King Lear go and stay with whom, rather than stay at her house?
(a) Her brother's house.
(b) Her sister's house.
(c) His palace.
(d) His summer palace.

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. 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) Reward his youngest daughter with the lands.
(c) Give them equally to his son-in-laws.
(d) Divide them equally amongst his daughters.

5. Who says: "Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise"
(a) Regan.
(b) Goneril.
(c) The Fool.
(d) King Lear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Edmund characterize the belief that people having in the stars and planets ruling their lives?

3. What did Goneril's gentleman do that causes King Lear to strike him?

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

5. Where is King Lear going to go when he leaves Goneril's house?

(see the answer key)

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