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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Edmund's father?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Kent.

2. Oswald is what relation to Goneril?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her steward.

3. Goneril and Regan believe that the King's banishment of the man who defended Cordelia against being disinherited was what?
(a) Hasty.
(b) Sound.
(c) Logical.
(d) Rash.

4. Who is Goneril's husband?
(a) The Duke of Burgundy.
(b) The Duke of Albany.
(c) The Duke of Kent.
(d) The Duke of France.

5. How many daughters does King Lear have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound precedes the King's entrance into a scene?

2. Who is Gloucester's illegitimate son?

3. If Edmund cannot get his brother disinherited, how much of his father's inheritance will Edmund inherit?

4. What do Regan and Goneril believe is affecting the King's mind?

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

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