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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. Why does Edmund want his legitimate brother disinherited?
(a) So that Edmund can have all their father's attention.
(b) So that Edmund can sell off all the land.
(c) So that Edmund can inherit everything.
(d) So that Edmund can live as a nobleman.

2. Oswald and Kent meet in front of what structure?
(a) Gloucester's stable.
(b) Gloucester's castle.
(c) Albany's castle.
(d) Albany's stable.

3. Gloucester orders Edgar captured and killed because Gloucester thinks Edgar did what to Edmund?
(a) Gloucester thinks Edgar killed Edmund.
(b) Gloucester thinks Edgar betrayed Edmund.
(c) Gloucester thinks Edgar hurt Edmund.
(d) Gloucester thinks Edgar stabbed Edmund.

4. When Kent says: "but you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master," what quality is he referring to?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Royalty.
(c) Authority.
(d) Wisdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. King Lear has brought how many servants and knights to stay with Goneril?

2. Who says, "Here's a night pities neither wise man nor fool"?

3. According to Goneril, while King Lear is staying with her, how often does King Lear wrong her?

4. When King Lear announces that he is retiring, what does he want to do with his lands?

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

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