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

2. What is Edmund going to do in order to assure Gloucester that his brother's intent isn't to hurt Gloucester?
(a) Talk with Edgar so that Gloucester can hear them.
(b) Write a letter asking Edgar what his intent is.
(c) Send someone to spy on Edgar.
(d) Talk with Edgar and report to Gloucester.

3. Since she is widowed, Regan expects Edmund to do what?
(a) Court her.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Seduce her.
(d) Leave her.

4. What has to happen in order for Edgar to be reunited with his father?
(a) Edgar's innocence has to be proven.
(b) Edgar must repent of his actions.
(c) Edgar has to find his father.
(d) Edgar has to not be mad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much love does Cordelia say she will give her husband?

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

3. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?

4. Cordelia says that France is not fighting the English with which motivation?

5. The messenger who delivers the news of Cornwall's death to Albany and Goneril also delivers a letter to Goneril from whom?

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