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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. 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) Give them to the younger men.
(b) Use them to benefit their children.
(c) Hold onto them.
(d) Give them to the poor.

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

3. When Lear sees Kent in the stocks, he asks Kent what question?
(a) He asks if Kent is amusing himself.
(b) He asks if Kent has slept.
(c) He asks if Kent hurt anyone.
(d) He asks if Kent likes being in the stocks.

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

5. If Edmund cannot get his brother disinherited, how much of his father's inheritance will Edmund inherit?
(a) None.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) One-third.
(d) Half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters does King Lear have?

2. Cornwall and Regan administer what punishment to Kent?

3. Who is the protagonist in the play?

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

5. Who is Edmund's father?

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