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

2. The Fool calls King Lear a fool for doing what?
(a) Hitting Oswald.
(b) Giving away his lands.
(c) Leaving his palace.
(d) Searching for the Fool.

3. Gloucester tells Edmund there has been a falling out between which two dukes?
(a) Cornwall and Burgundy.
(b) Albany and Camelot.
(c) Albany and Cornwall.
(d) Burgundy and Albany.

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

5. Goneril and Regan believe that the King's banishment of the man who defended Cordelia against being disinherited was what?
(a) Logical.
(b) Hasty.
(c) Sound.
(d) Rash.

Short Answer Questions

1. While they are walking to the hovel, the Fool utters a prophecy that says what?

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

3. Curan holds what position in society?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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