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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 poisoned Regan?
(a) Albany.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Edmund.
(d) Goneril.

2. Edmund says it will be best, and will support his story, if he finds Gloucester doing what?
(a) Acting as the King.
(b) Sheltering the King.
(c) Giving comfort to the King.
(d) With French soldier.

3. On the battlefield, Edgar sets Gloucester by a tree and tells him to pray for what?
(a) That the French will win and Lear will be victorious.
(b) That the right side will be victorious.
(c) That the English win and Lear is restored to his throne.
(d) That his sons will survive the fight.

4. Who states that Goneril is a better soldier than Albany?
(a) Cornwall.
(b) Edmund.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Oswald.

5. While Lear is in the town near the French encampment, he doesn't want to see Cordelia because he feels what?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Fear.
(d) Shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gloucester greets the news of the English taking prisoners with what thoughts?

2. Cornwall says that Gloucester's villainy may be the cause of who's villainy?

3. Edmund fakes feeling what about turning in his father?

4. When Gloucester is told that he is climbing a cliff, what does he complain about not hearing?

5. Gloucester tries to commit suicide by doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the play, why is Lear happy?

2. What does Edgar pray for while Lear is asleep in the farmhouse?

3. The comments of the servants to Regan after Gloucester is blinded indicate what?

4. In terms of the plot, the description of Cordelia's response to Kent's letter paves the way for what?

5. Albany already sympathizes with the King. What action by Goneril is likely to make him turn completely against her?

6. What caused Lear's madness?

7. How do Edmund's actions when turning his father in to Cornwall indicate that he is dishonest?

8. How do Lear's and Gloucester's characters parallel each other?

9. While Lear and his party are in the farmhouse, what action does Lear take that makes him appear to be suffering from madness?

10. How is Lear able to recover from his madness?

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