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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. Who says, "Here's a night pities neither wise man nor fool"?
(a) Kent.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) The King.
(d) The Fool.

2. What room in the house does Act I, Scene 4 take place?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The ballroom.
(c) The hall.
(d) The entrance.

3. How many of King Lear's daughters are married?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. While Kent warns the gentleman of the coming conflict between Albany and Cornwall, what are the spies of France doing?
(a) Gathering information.
(b) Causing trouble.
(c) Sabotage.
(d) Sowing discord.

5. 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 away.
(d) That Gloucester is not home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Edmund's father?

2. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do to his hair?

3. If Edmund cannot get his brother disinherited, how much of his father's inheritance will Edmund inherit?

4. King Lear has brought how many servants and knights to stay with Goneril?

5. Oswald and Kent meet in front of what structure?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?

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

10. What does the Fool compare Lear too?

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