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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The paper Edmund has, which he is going to show to Gloucester as proof of his brother's treachery, says that the older generation should do what with their riches?
2. While Kent warns the gentleman of the coming conflict between Albany and Cornwall, what are the spies of France doing?
3. Who calls the hovel haunted?
4. Who says: "Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise"
5. What is the name of Edmund's legitimate brother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic about Goneril's behavior towards her father, while he is at her house?
2. What is ironic about Gloucester bemoaning that he was betrayed by his son?
3. Why does Edmund bemoan the fact that he is illegitimate?
4. What actions of the King does Gloucester fret about in Act I, Scene II?
5. Gloucester asks Edmund to tell anyone who asks for him that he is sick, but what does Edmund plan to do instead?
6. Why are Goneril and Regan awarded large parts of the kingdom?
7. How is King Lear going to divide up his kingdom?
8. Before Lear and his retinue depart for Regan's house, what does the Fool tell Lear?
9. The Fool's ambiguous statements while he and Lear are wandering in the storm imply that the Fool thinks Lear is what?
10. What information does Kent want the gentleman to take to Dover?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does King Lear portray service? Who serves? What sort of authority and relationships are related to service in the play? Does service, as used in the play, belong to family or to the state? Why? Please support your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Using examples from the text, how are Goneril and Regan alike and different in their actions, characteristic, motivations, and reaction to their father?
Essay Topic 3
One of the first things that King Lear does is give up his kingdom. The end result is chaos for England. Using examples from the play, discuss whether you think this was a mistake by King Lear and how the play shows whether this was a mistake by King Lear or not.
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