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

2. Kent repeatedly calls Oswald by what name?

3. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?

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

5. Edmund cuts his arm with what weapon after he and Edgar pretend to fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Fool compare Lear too?

2. Why are Goneril and Regan awarded large parts of the kingdom?

3. The Fool's ambiguous statements while he and Lear are wandering in the storm imply that the Fool thinks Lear is what?

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

5. Gloucester asks Edmund to tell anyone who asks for him that he is sick, but what does Edmund plan to do instead?

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

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

8. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?

9. After Regan and Cornwall order Gloucester not to let the King back into the castle, Gloucester tells Edmund that he plans to do 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

What role does nature play in King Lear? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

There are several words that are repeated throughout King Lear. Choose two of the words from the list below and discuss what their use means to the play and the characters in the play.

-- nature

-- natural

-- nothing

-- bond

-- love

Essay Topic 3

How do the characters of Regan and Goneril change from the moment that they are first introduced until their deaths? Are their deaths just? Please support your answer with examples from the text.

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