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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Gloucester loyal?
(a) Duke of Albany.
(b) Himself.
(c) Duke of Cornwall.
(d) The King.

2. After Lear laments his ungrateful daughters, what begins?
(a) Snow.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A storm.

3. Edgar is left alone at the farmhouse and hopes that the King will be able to do what?
(a) Live a long life.
(b) Get justice on his daughters.
(c) Get his lands back.
(d) Escape.

4. Which character does the line "when old fools are babes again" refer to?
(a) Duke of Albany.
(b) The Fool.
(c) King Lear.
(d) King of France.

5. What did Goneril's gentleman do that causes King Lear to strike him?
(a) Refusing one of the knight's requests.
(b) Chiding the Fool.
(c) Chiding the King.
(d) Entering a building before the King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gloucester tells Edmund there has been a falling out between which two dukes?

2. Where does Act 3, Scene 3 take place?

3. Who tells Kent of a plot against the King?

4. King Lear has brought how many servants and knights to stay with Goneril?

5. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?

(see the answer key)

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