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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, she complains that his knights are doing what?

2. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do for clothing?

3. Who is the protagonist in the play?

4. Who does Kent ask to "turn thy wheel"?

5. While Lear is in the storm, who is his only companion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Kent want the gentleman to take to Dover?

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

4. What is ironic about Gloucester bemoaning that he was betrayed by his son?

5. Instead of explaining why he attacked Oswald, what does Kent say?

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

7. The storm is distracting the King from what?

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

9. While King Lear stays with Goneril, what are his knights interfering with?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does nature play in King Lear? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the text, how are Goneril and Regan alike and different in their actions, characteristic, motivations, and reaction to their father?

Essay Topic 3

In Act 4, Scene 6 we are told that there is reason in madness. Using examples from the play, discuss the truth or falsehood of this statement.

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