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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Lady.
(c) Madam.
(d) Princess.

2. When Cordelia refuses to profess her undying love for her father (the King), what does her father do?
(a) Her father disowns her.
(b) Her father yells at her.
(c) Her father hits her.
(d) Her father takes back the jewels.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound precedes the King's entrance into a scene?

2. The paper Edmund has, which he is going to show to Gloucester as proof of his brother's treachery, says that the older generation should do what with their riches?

3. Who protests punishing Kent without the King's consent?

4. Gloucester, when mentioning the effect of the stars and planets on relationships, says that these effects have caused King Lear to do what to Cordelia?

5. Before leaving Goneril's house, what does the Fool warn King Lear about?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Regan and Cornwall order Gloucester not to let the King back into the castle, Gloucester tells Edmund that he plans to do what?

2. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?

3. When Edgar leaves Edmund at the end of Act I, Scene II, why does Edmund laugh?

4. What request, by Goneril, drives the King to leave her house?

5. What actions of the King does Gloucester fret about in Act I, Scene II?

6. Gloucester asks Edmund to tell anyone who asks for him that he is sick, but what does Edmund plan to do instead?

7. What information does Kent want the gentleman to take to Dover?

8. How are Goneril and Regan shown to be disloyal daughters in the play?

9. How does Oswald deny the King's authority in Goneril's house?

10. While King Lear stays with Goneril, what are his knights interfering with?

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