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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cornwall and Regan administer what punishment to Kent?
(a) They put him in the stocks.
(b) They hang him.
(c) They whip him.
(d) They beat him.

2. When Cordelia refuses to profess her undying love for her father (the King), what does her father do?
(a) Her father yells at her.
(b) Her father disowns her.
(c) Her father takes back the jewels.
(d) Her father hits her.

3. Who is Gloucester's illegitimate son?
(a) Edward.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Eric.
(d) Ethan.

4. Who is Edmund's father?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Kent.
(d) Gloucester.

5. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Lear's castle.
(b) Gloucester's castle.
(c) Goneril's castle.
(d) Albany's castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "Yet better thus, and known to be contemned, / Than still contemned and flattered"?

2. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do for clothing?

3. Who makes Lear sleep while they are in the farmhouse?

4. Lear conducts a mock trial of his daughters; who serves as the judges?

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

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