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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. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?
(a) The heartbreak of losing Cordelia.
(b) The heartbreak of losing his kingdom.
(c) The heartbreak of his daughters' treachery.
(d) The hearbreak of making bad choices.

2. Who carries a torch and finds the King and company in the forest?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Regan.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) Goneril.

3. While Kent warns the gentleman of the coming conflict between Albany and Cornwall, what are the spies of France doing?
(a) Sabotage.
(b) Causing trouble.
(c) Gathering information.
(d) Sowing discord.

4. Edgar hides in what location to escape his pursuers?
(a) Under a bush.
(b) A hollow of a tree.
(c) An abandoned shack.
(d) In tree branches.

5. What room in the house does Act I, Scene 4 take place?
(a) The entrance.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The ballroom.
(d) The hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the three speakers in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. When Edmund tells his brother that his father is horribly angry with him, what does Edmund advise his brother to do?

3. Curan holds what position in society?

4. What is Edmund going to do in order to assure Gloucester that his brother's intent isn't to hurt Gloucester?

5. The gentleman on the hearth tells Kent that Lear is doing what in the storm?

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