King Lear Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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King Lear Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Edmund's legitimate brother?
(a) Eric.
(b) Ethan.
(c) Edward.
(d) Edgar.

2. Gloucester tells Edmund to say what if someone asks about Gloucester?
(a) That Gloucester is not home.
(b) That Gloucester is out of town.
(c) That Gloucester is sick.
(d) That Gloucester is away.

3. What did Goneril's gentleman do that causes King Lear to strike him?
(a) Refusing one of the knight's requests.
(b) Entering a building before the King.
(c) Chiding the Fool.
(d) Chiding the King.

4. Who is Edmund's father?
(a) Kent.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) King Lear.

5. Who is Gloucester's illegitimate son?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Edward.
(c) Ethan.
(d) Eric.

6. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?
(a) In the upstairs of the Duke of Albany's palace.
(b) In the court before the Duke of Albany's palace.
(c) In the stable of the Duke of Albany's palace.
(d) In the hall of the Duke of Albany's palace.

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

8. What punishment will King Lear's daughters give the Fool for speaking the truth?
(a) Death.
(b) A whipping.
(c) Prison.
(d) A caning.

9. Before leaving Goneril's house, what does the Fool warn King Lear about?
(a) Not treating people better.
(b) Not to expect better treatment by his other daughter.
(c) Not to leave Goneril's in haste.
(d) To not let Goneril be mad at him.

10. When Lear bemoans his treatment at Goneril's house, what does Regan say?
(a) Regan agrees with Lear.
(b) Regan says that she will be different.
(c) Regan defends Goneril.
(d) Regan doesn't say anything.

11. Lear refuses to leave the storm and go to safety without whom?
(a) Kent.
(b) Edgar.
(c) The Fool.
(d) Cordelia.

12. Which man marries Cordelia even though she doesn't have a dowry?
(a) The Earl of Gloucester.
(b) No one.
(c) The King of France.
(d) The Lord of Burgundy.

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

14. King Lear is trying to find his fool who has been missing for how long?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three days.

15. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?
(a) Disrespectfully.
(b) Like royalty.
(c) Well.
(d) Poorly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment will King Lear give to the Fool for lying?

2. When Cordelia refuses to profess her undying love for her father (the King), what does her father do?

3. Who calls the hovel haunted?

4. Kent repeatedly calls Oswald by what name?

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

(see the answer keys)

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