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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edgar hides in what location to escape his pursuers?
(a) A hollow of a tree.
(b) Under a bush.
(c) In tree branches.
(d) An abandoned shack.

2. How many daughters does King Lear have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. What sound precedes the King's entrance into a scene?
(a) A herald's announcement.
(b) Hoofbeats.
(c) Footfalls.
(d) Horns.

4. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar cover his face with?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Sand.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Mud.

5. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Goneril's castle.
(b) Lear's castle.
(c) Albany's castle.
(d) Gloucester's castle.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What punishment will King Lear's daughters give the Fool for speaking the truth?

4. When Lear bemoans his treatment at Goneril's house, what does Regan say?

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

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