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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. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Lady.
(c) Madam.
(d) Princess.

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

3. What is the name of the person who stands up for Cordelia when her father disinherits her?
(a) Kent.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Albany.

4. When Kent says: "but you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master," what quality is he referring to?
(a) Authority.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Royalty.

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 King.
(c) Entering a building before the King.
(d) Chiding the Fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act I, Scene 3, what are the names of the characters who speak?

2. What punishment will King Lear's daughters give the Fool for speaking the truth?

3. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do for clothing?

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

5. Gloucester orders Edgar captured and killed because Gloucester thinks Edgar did what to Edmund?

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