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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edmund tells his brother that he fears someone has turned Gloucester against him and then tells his brother to do what?
(a) Issue a challenge.
(b) Arm himself.
(c) Leave quickly.
(d) Find out who the informant is.

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?
(a) In the upstairs of the Duke of Albany's palace.
(b) In the court before the Duke of Albany's palace.
(c) In the hall of the Duke of Albany's palace.
(d) In the stable of the Duke of Albany's palace.

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

4. Kent points out that there is a hovel nearby and asks the King to do what?
(a) Go dry out in it.
(b) Sit by the fire in it.
(c) Take shelter in it.
(d) Clean it.

5. King Lear is trying to find his fool who has been missing for how long?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three weeks.

6. While Lear is in the storm, who is his only companion?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) No one.
(c) Kent.
(d) The Fool.

7. Edgar hides in what location to escape his pursuers?
(a) In tree branches.
(b) An abandoned shack.
(c) Under a bush.
(d) A hollow of a tree.

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

9. Curan holds what position in society?
(a) Officer.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Gentleman.
(d) Courtier.

10. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do for clothing?
(a) Uses old rags.
(b) Doesn't wear anything.
(c) Uses only a blanket.
(d) Uses his old, torn clothing.

11. Who delivers King Lear's letter to his other daughter, while the King is at Goneril's?
(a) Kent.
(b) The Fool.
(c) Oswald.
(d) A knight.

12. When Edmund tells his brother that his father is horribly angry with him, what does Edmund advise his brother to do?
(a) Go and talk to Gloucester to cool him off.
(b) Write a letter to Gloucester to explain things.
(c) Leave England until Gloucester cools off.
(d) Stay away from Gloucester until he cools off.

13. While they are walking to the hovel, the Fool utters a prophecy that says what?
(a) England is going to be conquered by France.
(b) England will once again be Lear's.
(c) England is in confusion.
(d) England will be divided.

14. Which character does the line "when old fools are babes again" refer to?
(a) The Fool.
(b) King Lear.
(c) King of France.
(d) Duke of Albany.

15. Kent tells the gentleman of a coming conflict between Albany and Cornwall and asks the gentleman to take the report to where?
(a) London.
(b) Dover.
(c) France.
(d) Camelot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first scene, an attendant is carrying a small crown meant for whom?

2. When King Lear announces that he is retiring, what does he want to do with his lands?

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

4. What punishment will King Lear give to the Fool for lying?

5. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?

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