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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cornwall and Regan administer what punishment to Kent?
(a) They hang him.
(b) They put him in the stocks.
(c) They beat him.
(d) They whip him.

2. Who brings Cordelia the news that the British armies are marching towards them?
(a) A gentleman.
(b) An officer.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A soldier.

3. Cordelia has what quality that her sisters lack?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Greed.
(d) Pride.

4. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?
(a) The heartbreak of losing Cordelia.
(b) The heartbreak of his daughters' treachery.
(c) The hearbreak of making bad choices.
(d) The heartbreak of losing his kingdom.

5. Cordelia says that France is not fighting the English with which motivation?
(a) Greed.
(b) Property.
(c) Land.
(d) Ambition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lear refuses to leave the storm and go to safety without whom?

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

4. What does Oswald say after Kent draws his sword?

5. What does the doctor prescribe to help cure Lear's madness?

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