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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event caused the Fool to pine away?
(a) The King going to Goneril's home.
(b) Cordelia leaving for France.
(c) Cordelia not professing her love for the King.
(d) The King leaving his palace.

2. When King Lear announces that he is retiring, what does he want to do with his lands?
(a) Divide them equally amongst his daughters.
(b) Reward his youngest daughter with the lands.
(c) Give them equally to his son-in-laws.
(d) Choose one of his daughters to be Queen.

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

4. Why does Edmund want his legitimate brother disinherited?
(a) So that Edmund can have all their father's attention.
(b) So that Edmund can inherit everything.
(c) So that Edmund can live as a nobleman.
(d) So that Edmund can sell off all the land.

5. How many of King Lear's daughters are married?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cordelia refuses to profess her undying love for her father (the King), what does her father do?

2. Regan and Goneril tell Lear that he is what type of a man?

3. Who protests punishing Kent without the King's consent?

4. How many suitors does Cordelia have when the King tells them that she will have no dowry?

5. How many daughters does King Lear have?

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