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King Lear
Act 4, scene 6 Quick Quiz
King Lear
by:
William Shakespeare
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Act 1
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Act 2
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Act 3
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
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Act 4
Scene 1
Scene 2
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Scene 5
Scene 6
Scene 7
Act 5
Scene 1
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King Lear
Cordelia
Edmund
Goneril and Regan
Gloucester
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Act 3, scenes 6-7
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Act 4, scenes 3-5
Act 4, scenes 6-7
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Act 5, scene 3
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Act 1, scenes 1-2
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Act 4, scene 6
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Act 5, scenes 1-2
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Act 4, scene 6 Quick Quiz
1
of 5
What does Edgar pretend to allow Gloucester to do?
Give away his money
Beat him in a fight
Send a letter to Cordelia
Jump off a cliff
2
of 5
Who does Edgar say was with Gloucester at the top of the cliff?
A devil
A ghost
Lear
Edmund
3
of 5
Who encounters Edgar and Gloucester in a maddened state?
Lear
Cordelia
Albany
Regan
4
of 5
What happens when Oswald tries to kill Gloucester?
Edgar defends his father and kills Oswald.
Edgar stands aside and watches his father die.
Gloucester leaps to his feet and beats Oswald.
Cordelia's men enter and stop the fight.
5
of 5
What does Edgar take from Oswald as he dies?
A bag of coins
A royal scepter
A valuable dagger
A packet of letters
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