King Lear Test | Final Test - Medium

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King Lear Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. Who brings Cornwall the news that Gloucester has taken the King to Dover?
(a) Oswald.
(b) Kent.
(c) A gentleman.
(d) A spy.

2. Cordelia prays that Lear will recover from what?
(a) His madness.
(b) His regrets.
(c) His suicidal tendancy.
(d) His depression.

3. When the King of France leaves the French encampment, who does he leave in charge?
(a) The Prince of France.
(b) Albany.
(c) The Marshal of France.
(d) Cordelia.

4. Cornwall says that Gloucester's villainy may be the cause of who's villainy?
(a) Goneril.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Kent.

5. What has to happen in order for Edgar to be reunited with his father?
(a) Edgar has to find his father.
(b) Edgar's innocence has to be proven.
(c) Edgar has to not be mad.
(d) Edgar must repent of his actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. A servant draws his sword on Cornwall because of what action?

2. When Gloucester is brought in and tied up, he asks Regan, Goneril, and Cornwall to not mistreat him because why?

3. The British armies are encamped near what city?

4. When Gloucester is told that he is climbing a cliff, what does he complain about not hearing?

5. Since she is widowed, Regan expects Edmund to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edgar use his father's blindness to trick him?

2. Goneril and Regan dismiss Albany's desire to not hurt the King and say that what matters?

3. Gloucester meets the news of Lear and Cordelia's capture with what?

4. When Edgar sees that his father is blind, what does he offer to do?

5. In terms of the plot, what is Act 5, Scene 2 designed to do?

6. In terms of the plot, the description of Cordelia's response to Kent's letter paves the way for what?

7. How does Cornwall punish Gloucester for his villainy?

8. While Lear and his party are in the farmhouse, what action does Lear take that makes him appear to be suffering from madness?

9. How do Lear's and Gloucester's characters parallel each other?

10. What warning does Regan ask Oswald to give to Goneril?

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