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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. Goneril and Regan believe that the King's banishment of the man who defended Cordelia against being disinherited was what?
(a) Sound.
(b) Logical.
(c) Rash.
(d) Hasty.

2. What event caused the Fool to pine away?
(a) Cordelia not professing her love for the King.
(b) Cordelia leaving for France.
(c) The King going to Goneril's home.
(d) The King leaving his palace.

3. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do for clothing?
(a) Uses his old, torn clothing.
(b) Doesn't wear anything.
(c) Uses only a blanket.
(d) Uses old rags.

4. When King Lear gets ready to depart Goneril's house, what is his method of travel?
(a) By foot.
(b) By cart.
(c) On horseback.
(d) By carriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gloucester tells Edmund to say what if someone asks about Gloucester?

2. During the first scene of Act 3, what are the armies of France ready to do?

3. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?

4. Lear states that Edgar is the natural man, after his ravings, because of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Kent's actions in relation to Oswald similar to Cordelia's actions in relation to Lear?

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

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

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

5. How is King Lear going to divide up his kingdom?

6. What are some of the steps Edgar takes to disguise himself?

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

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

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

10. When Kent meets with the gentleman on the heath, what does Kent give the gentleman and what is it supposed to do?

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