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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Kent tells the gentleman of a coming conflict between Albany and Cornwall and asks the gentleman to take the report to where?
(a) Camelot.
(b) London.
(c) Dover.
(d) France.

3. How many of King Lear's daughters are married?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. Who is the protagonist in the play?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Duke of Cornwall.

5. What is the name Edgar uses in place of his own?
(a) Poor Tom.
(b) Poor Kent.
(c) Poor Man.
(d) Poor Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oswald's letter from Goneril cause Regan and Cornwall to do?

2. Edgar hides in what location to escape his pursuers?

3. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?

4. What is the name of Edmund's legitimate brother?

5. When Lear sees Kent in the stocks, he asks Kent what question?

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