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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character does the line "when old fools are babes again" refer to?
(a) Duke of Albany.
(b) King of France.
(c) King Lear.
(d) The Fool.

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

3. Who states that Goneril is a better soldier than Albany?
(a) Oswald.
(b) A soldier.
(c) Edmund.
(d) Cornwall.

4. What is the name Edgar uses in place of his own?
(a) Poor Man.
(b) Poor Tom.
(c) Poor Kent.
(d) Poor Thomas.

5. Where does Act 3, Scene 5 take place?
(a) Cornwall's castle.
(b) Cornwall's castle.
(c) Gloucester's castle.
(d) Gloucester's courtyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kent ask to "turn thy wheel"?

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

3. Since she is widowed, Regan expects Edmund to do what?

4. Who is leading a blind Gloucester into the heath?

5. Oswald reports that Albany smiled when he heard what news?

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