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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. Why did the King of France leave the French encampment and return to France?
2. Edmund laments promising himself to both sisters and figures out that the only way he is going to enjoy one of them is for what to happen?
3. The British armies are encamped near what city?
4. Since she is widowed, Regan expects Edmund to do what?
5. Goneril thinks that Gloucester should suffer what punishment?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Edgar sees that his father is blind, what does he offer to do?
2. How is Lear able to recover from his madness?
3. While Lear and his party are in the farmhouse, what action does Lear take that makes him appear to be suffering from madness?
4. When Goneril hears of Cornwall's death, what are her concerns?
5. How does Edgar use his father's blindness to trick him?
6. In terms of the plot, what is Act 5, Scene 2 designed to do?
7. At the end of the play, why is Lear happy?
8. Goneril and Regan dismiss Albany's desire to not hurt the King and say that what matters?
9. Albany already sympathizes with the King. What action by Goneril is likely to make him turn completely against her?
10. How do Lear's and Gloucester's characters parallel each other?
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
Using examples from the text, what are the connections between the main plot and the subplot in the play?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways does King Lear symbolize a good king or a bad king, or both? What qualities does he posses that a king should (or should not) possess? What actions does he take that reinforces your opinion? Support your answer with examples from the text.
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