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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. Edmund cuts his arm with what weapon after he and Edgar pretend to fight?
(a) A knife.
(b) A sword.
(c) A dagger.
(d) An arrow.

2. What does Oswald say after Kent draws his sword?
(a) Help, ho! Murderer, Murderer!
(b) Help, ho! Leave me be!
(c) Help, ho! My life be spared!
(d) Help, ho! Sword is drawn!

3. Who are the three speakers in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Gloucester, Edgar, and Edmund.
(b) Edmund, Curan, and Edgar.
(c) Edmund Curan, and Gloucester.
(d) Edgar Curan, and Gloucester.

4. King Lear has brought how many servants and knights to stay with Goneril?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Four hundred.

5. When King Lear gets ready to depart Goneril's house, what is his method of travel?
(a) By foot.
(b) On horseback.
(c) By cart.
(d) By carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protests punishing Kent without the King's consent?

2. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar cover his face with?

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

4. Regan and Goneril tell Lear that he is what type of a man?

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

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