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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. Who does Kent ask to "turn thy wheel"?
(a) Daylight.
(b) Hope.
(c) Fortune.
(d) The sun.

2. In the first scene, an attendant is carrying a small crown meant for whom?
(a) Goneril.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Regan.

3. Why does Edmund want his legitimate brother disinherited?
(a) So that Edmund can have all their father's attention.
(b) So that Edmund can live as a nobleman.
(c) So that Edmund can sell off all the land.
(d) So that Edmund can inherit everything.

4. What does Oswald say after Kent draws his sword?
(a) Help, ho! My life be spared!
(b) Help, ho! Leave me be!
(c) Help, ho! Murderer, Murderer!
(d) Help, ho! Sword is drawn!

5. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?
(a) Her steward.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Edmund promises not to allow Albany to have mercy on whom after the battle?

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

3. Goneril's goal is to have King Lear go and stay with whom, rather than stay at her house?

4. What do Regan and Goneril believe is affecting the King's mind?

5. What is the name of the person who stands up for Cordelia when her father disinherits her?

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