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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is leading a blind Gloucester into the heath?
(a) A poor man.
(b) A mad man.
(c) A sad man.
(d) An old man.

2. Goneril and Cornwall order Gloucester to do what if Lear returns to the castle?
(a) Allow him into the stables only.
(b) Not allow him in.
(c) Strip him of anything valuable.
(d) Make sure he doesn't have any servants with him.

3. In order to escape detection, Edgar decides to disguise himself as what?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A servant.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A madman.

4. Gloucester tells Edmund there has been a falling out between which two dukes?
(a) Burgundy and Albany.
(b) Albany and Camelot.
(c) Albany and Cornwall.
(d) Cornwall and Burgundy.

5. What room in the house does Act I, Scene 4 take place?
(a) The hall.
(b) The ballroom.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The entrance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Edmund's father?

2. The paper Edmund has, which he is going to show to Gloucester as proof of his brother's treachery, says that the older generation should do what with their riches?

3. When Goneril and Edmund travel to Albany's palace, what happens between them?

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

5. While Lear is in the storm, who is his only companion?

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