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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kent repeatedly calls Oswald by what name?
(a) Rat.
(b) Slave.
(c) Pig.
(d) Knave.

2. Where does Act 3, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Gloucester's castle.
(b) Gloucester's courtyard.
(c) Gloucester's hall.
(d) Gloucester's stable.

3. Where does Act I, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Goneril's summer home.
(b) The Duke of Albany's palace.
(c) The King's palace.
(d) The Duke of Burgundy's palace.

4. Who are the three speakers in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Edmund, Curan, and Edgar.
(b) Edgar Curan, and Gloucester.
(c) Edmund Curan, and Gloucester.
(d) Gloucester, Edgar, and Edmund.

5. When Lear bemoans his treatment at Goneril's house, what does Regan say?
(a) Regan says that she will be different.
(b) Regan defends Goneril.
(c) Regan agrees with Lear.
(d) Regan doesn't say anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Fool calls King Lear a fool for doing what?

2. Who does Kent ask to "turn thy wheel"?

3. Who is Edmund's father?

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

5. Who says, "Here's a night pities neither wise man nor fool"?

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