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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. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?
(a) The heartbreak of his daughters' treachery.
(b) The heartbreak of losing his kingdom.
(c) The heartbreak of losing Cordelia.
(d) The hearbreak of making bad choices.

2. After Lear laments his ungrateful daughters, what begins?
(a) Snow.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A storm.

3. While they are walking to the hovel, the Fool utters a prophecy that says what?
(a) England is in confusion.
(b) England will once again be Lear's.
(c) England is going to be conquered by France.
(d) England will be divided.

4. When Kent says: "but you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master," what quality is he referring to?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Authority.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Knowledge.

5. Where does Act I, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Goneril's summer home.
(b) The Duke of Albany's palace.
(c) The Duke of Burgundy's palace.
(d) The King's palace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?

3. Who says, "Here's a night pities neither wise man nor fool"?

4. Who is Edmund's father?

5. What event caused the Fool to pine away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Goneril wants King Lear to leave her home and go where?

2. How does Edmund incite his father into a rage against Edgar?

3. When Lear arrives at Regan's castle, what is one of the actions Regan takes to show that she is selfish?

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

5. Why does Edmund bemoan the fact that he is illegitimate?

6. The Fool's ambiguous statements while he and Lear are wandering in the storm imply that the Fool thinks Lear is what?

7. Why are Goneril and Regan awarded large parts of the kingdom?

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

9. What is ironic about Goneril's behavior towards her father, while he is at her house?

10. The Fools says who will whip him and for what?

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