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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. Who states that Goneril is a better soldier than Albany?
2. What does the doctor prescribe to help cure Lear's madness?
3. What has to happen in order for Edgar to be reunited with his father?
4. Cornwall says that Edmund will find a better what with Cornwall than with Gloucester?
5. Who tells Gloucester that Edmund betrayed him?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cornwall link the villainy in Edmund's family?
2. What does Cordelia consider her father to be suffering from?
3. Goneril and Regan dismiss Albany's desire to not hurt the King and say that what matters?
4. What does Edgar mean when he says "Yet better thus, and known to be contemned, Than still contemned and flattered."
5. What warning does Regan ask Oswald to give to Goneril?
6. In terms of the plot, what is Act 5, Scene 2 designed to do?
7. How does Cornwall punish Gloucester for his villainy?
8. Gloucester meets the news of Lear and Cordelia's capture with what?
9. What happens to Cordelia, Regan, and Goneril by the end of the play?
10. While Lear and his party are in the farmhouse, what action does Lear take that makes him appear to be suffering from madness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the play, King Lear goes mad and recovers. In what ways does King Lear contribute to his madness and recovery, and in what ways is the madness thrust upon him? Support your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
What character traits of King Lear appear in his daughters and how do these traits affect his relationships with his daughters? Use examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Animals are used in the play to describe various characters. Why does Shakespeare use animals to describe the characters instead of something else? What theme does this connect to? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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