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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gloucester tells Edmund to say what if someone asks about Gloucester?
(a) That Gloucester is away.
(b) That Gloucester is not home.
(c) That Gloucester is out of town.
(d) That Gloucester is sick.

2. What is Edmund going to do in order to assure Gloucester that his brother's intent isn't to hurt Gloucester?
(a) Talk with Edgar and report to Gloucester.
(b) Talk with Edgar so that Gloucester can hear them.
(c) Send someone to spy on Edgar.
(d) Write a letter asking Edgar what his intent is.

3. Where is King Lear going to go when he leaves Goneril's house?
(a) Regan's house.
(b) His palace.
(c) His summer home.
(d) France.

4. Oswald and Kent meet in front of what structure?
(a) Gloucester's stable.
(b) Gloucester's castle.
(c) Albany's castle.
(d) Albany's stable.

5. What sound precedes the King's entrance into a scene?
(a) Footfalls.
(b) A herald's announcement.
(c) Horns.
(d) Hoofbeats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kent points out that there is a hovel nearby and asks the King to do what?

2. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar cover his face with?

3. Instead of referring to the King by his title, what does Oswald call the king?

4. Edgar hides in what location to escape his pursuers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Goneril's behavior towards her father, while he is at her house?

2. What does the letter Edmund has, that is supposedly from Edgar, say?

3. How does Edmund incite his father into a rage against Edgar?

4. When Lear arrives at Regan's castle, what is one of the actions Regan takes to show that she is selfish?

5. What are some of the steps Edgar takes to disguise himself?

6. Why does Edmund bemoan the fact that he is illegitimate?

7. While King Lear stays with Goneril, what are his knights interfering with?

8. What does the Fool compare Lear too?

9. The Fools says who will whip him and for what?

10. What request, by Goneril, drives the King to leave her house?

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