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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edmund is going to betray Gloucester in order to do what?
(a) Get Gloucester's land.
(b) Be selfish.
(c) Get married to Cordelia.
(d) Gain more for himself.

2. While Lear is in the town near the French encampment, he doesn't want to see Cordelia because he feels what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shame.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Guilt.

3. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, she complains that his knights are doing what?
(a) Causing problems with the children.
(b) Interfering with her household.
(c) Eating too much food.
(d) Taking up too much space.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Gloucester, when mentioning the effect of the stars and planets on relationships, says that these effects have caused King Lear to do what to Cordelia?

(see the answer key)

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