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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. The gentleman on the hearth tells Kent that Lear is doing what in the storm?
(a) Talking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Wandering.

2. Kent repeatedly calls Oswald by what name?
(a) Pig.
(b) Knave.
(c) Slave.
(d) Rat.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is King Lear going to go when he leaves Goneril's house?

2. Who says, "I am a man / More sinned against than sinning" ?

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

4. How much love does Cordelia say she will give her husband?

5. Who is Gloucester's illegitimate son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Lear feels like he has lost his identity at Goneril's house for what reason?

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

6. Before Lear and his retinue depart for Regan's house, what does the Fool tell Lear?

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

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

9. What does the letter Edmund has, that is supposedly from Edgar, say?

10. When the Duke of Cornwall and Regan commiserate with Gloucester about his traitorous son, what do they suggest was the influence on Edgar?

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