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

2. What do Regan and Goneril believe is affecting the King's mind?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Tiredness.
(c) Madness.
(d) Old age.

3. Cornwall says that Gloucester's villainy may be the cause of who's villainy?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Kent.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Goneril.

4. In Act I, Scene 3, what are the names of the characters who speak?
(a) King Lear and Oswald.
(b) Goneril, Oswald, and King Lear.
(c) King Lear and Goneril.
(d) Goneril and Oswald.

5. What event caused the Fool to pine away?
(a) The King going to Goneril's home.
(b) The King leaving his palace.
(c) Cordelia not professing her love for the King.
(d) Cordelia leaving for France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cornwall says that Edmund will find a better what with Cornwall than with Gloucester?

2. How does Edgar lead the blind Gloucester from the heath to the cliffs?

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

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

5. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?

(see the answer key)

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