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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. The gentleman on the hearth tells Kent that Lear is doing what in the storm?
(a) Crying.
(b) Wandering.
(c) Praying.
(d) Talking.

2. Who says: "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child"
(a) The Fool.
(b) The Duke of Burgundy.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Goneril.

3. Who says, "I am a man / More sinned against than sinning" ?
(a) Lear.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Kent.
(d) The Fool.

4. Where does Act 3, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Gloucester's stable.
(b) Gloucester's courtyard.
(c) Gloucester's castle.
(d) Gloucester's hall.

5. Gloucester blames the effects of what for affecting relationships?
(a) The eclipses.
(b) The planets.
(c) The stars.
(d) The moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of King Lear's daughters are married?

2. What are the rumors that Curan tells Edmund?

3. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do to his hair?

4. What does Oswald say after Kent draws his sword?

5. Before leaving Goneril's house, what does the Fool warn King Lear about?

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