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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. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?
(a) Poorly.
(b) Disrespectfully.
(c) Well.
(d) Like royalty.

2. Before leaving Goneril's house, what does the Fool warn King Lear about?
(a) Not to expect better treatment by his other daughter.
(b) Not to leave Goneril's in haste.
(c) To not let Goneril be mad at him.
(d) Not treating people better.

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

4. According to Goneril, while King Lear is staying with her, how often does King Lear wrong her?
(a) At mealtimes with his demands.
(b) During the day with the demands of his followers.
(c) At least once an hour.
(d) Day and night and every hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of King Lear's daughters are married?

2. Goneril's goal is to have King Lear go and stay with whom, rather than stay at her house?

3. To whom is Gloucester loyal?

4. Cornwall and Regan administer what punishment to Kent?

5. When Kent says: "but you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master," what quality is he referring to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Goneril and Regan shown to be disloyal daughters in the play?

3. Goneril complains to Oswald about her father's behavior for what reason?

4. Instead of explaining why he attacked Oswald, what does Kent say?

5. The storm is distracting the King from what?

6. How are Kent's actions in relation to Oswald similar to Cordelia's actions in relation to Lear?

7. How does Oswald deny the King's authority in Goneril's house?

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

9. Lear feels like he has lost his identity at Goneril's house for what reason?

10. Why can King Lear's son-in-laws not tell who Lear loves best in the beginning of the play?

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