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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Edmund happy that Cornwall is visiting?He can use Cornwall in his plot against EdgarHe can take his revenge on Cornwall for an earlier offenseHe can Kill Cornwall and seduce Regan.He can bribe Cornwall for information about Lear.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho cuts Edmund's arm?EdgarEdmundGloucesterCorwall
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho does Regan say must have given Edgar the idea to kill Gloucester.EdmundThe FoolLear's KnightsGloucester's servants
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow does Regan punish Kent?They burn his feet with hot tar.They lock him in wooden stocks.The throw him in the dungeon.They cut out his tongue.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho has promised Kent help from abroad?CordeliaAlbanyBurgundyGloucester
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Edgar disguise himself as?An overweight merchantAn insane and filthy beggarA drunken farmerA elderly man
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat excuse do Regan and Cornwall give for not speaking to Lear immediately?They are sick and tired.They are trying to decide how they will treat him.They are away from the castle.They are at a feast celebrating their new wealth.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho shows up at Gloucester's castle during King Lear's confrontation with Regan?GonerilReganCordeliaKent
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho did Kent meet at Gloucester's castle, who was also delivering a letter to Regan (he tries to assault him)?Regan's servantGoneril's servantLear's servantCordelia's servant
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho disguises himself as a madman beggar to escape his death sentence?EdgarEdmundLearThe Fool
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Lear so angry when he gets to Gloucester's castle?Kent has been killedKent has changed sidesKent is being punished in the stocksKent has been imprisoned in a dungeon
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Fool's role in this play?He is designed to entertain the king and keep him abreast of current events.He is designed to be an honest and loyal advocate for the king and reveals the king's faults.He is the king's most trusted messenger whom he can rely on and trust to deliver news.He is designed to help the king relieve emotional pressure by yelling at him and laughing at him.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the Fool tell Lear, "Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise."Because Lear is suffering from Dementia and can no longer be trusted to make important decisions.Because in his senior years, he has made irrational decisions (giving away his kingdom).Because the Fool believes that Lear will die without his servants in his old age.Because the Fool believes that Lear should apologize to his daughters and accept his fate as a servant to them.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho does Gloucester's servant Curan tell Edmund will come that night that delights him?CornwallAlbanyKentGloucester
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Edmund convince Edgar to do when he meets him in his hiding place?Fight him to the death to see who will win his father's inheritanceFlee the castle as his father has sworn a death-warrant out on him.Go to France where Cordelia will protect him at her castle.Go to Goneril's house where she will protect him.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho does Lear say has expressed a "sharp-toothed" unkindness toward him?ReganGonerilCordeliaKent
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow does Regan respond when Lear tells asks her to give him shelter in her castle?She says no and joins forces with her sisterShe says no and joins forces with KentShe says no and joins forces with GloucesterShe says no and joins forces with Alba
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen Regan tells Lear to return to Goneril's castle, and she says the only way he can return is:if he has only 50 knights and servantsif he has only 25 knights and no servantsif he has 0 knights and a small train of servantsif he has 0 knights and 0 servants
- 19. Multiple Choice
By what name will Edgar be know as when in disguise?
Turlygod
Caius
Bedlam
Poor Tom
- 20. Multiple Choice
What violent weather event begins at the end of act 2?
a tornado
a storm
a hurricane
a snow shower
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