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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Edgar tells Gloucester that the person who led Gloucester to the edge of the cliff looked like a what?
(a) Boy.
(b) God.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Demon.

3. Who says, "Here's a night pities neither wise man nor fool"?
(a) The Fool.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Kent.
(d) The King.

4. When Lear sees Kent in the stocks, he asks Kent what question?
(a) He asks if Kent hurt anyone.
(b) He asks if Kent is amusing himself.
(c) He asks if Kent has slept.
(d) He asks if Kent likes being in the stocks.

5. Lear states that Edgar is the natural man, after his ravings, because of what?
(a) Edgar is letting his own mind run free.
(b) Edgar is unburdened by heartache.
(c) Edgar owes nobody anything.
(d) Edgar is mad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lear refuses to leave the storm and go to safety without whom?

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

3. What does Edgar give Albany in the British encampment?

4. Who tells Kent of Cordelia's response to his letter?

5. What did Oswald's letter from Goneril cause Regan and Cornwall to do?

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