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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. What punishment will King Lear give to the Fool for lying?
(a) Prison.
(b) A caning.
(c) Dismissal as Fool.
(d) A whipping.

2. Which man marries Cordelia even though she doesn't have a dowry?
(a) No one.
(b) The Earl of Gloucester.
(c) The Lord of Burgundy.
(d) The King of France.

3. What is Edmund going to do in order to assure Gloucester that his brother's intent isn't to hurt Gloucester?
(a) Talk with Edgar so that Gloucester can hear them.
(b) Send someone to spy on Edgar.
(c) Talk with Edgar and report to Gloucester.
(d) Write a letter asking Edgar what his intent is.

4. Who says: "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child"
(a) King Lear.
(b) The Duke of Burgundy.
(c) Goneril.
(d) The Fool.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Edmund tells his brother that he fears someone has turned Gloucester against him and then tells his brother to do what?

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

3. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?

4. How much love does Cordelia say she will give her husband?

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

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