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King Lear
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Literature
10th Grade
12/18/2010

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King Lear is surprised to see who in the stocks?
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Kent
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In what country does the play King Lear take place?
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Scotland
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 Which of King Lear's daughters refuses to flatter him?
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Cordelia
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Why does this daughter refuse to flatter King Lear?
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Cordelia finds it insincere.
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Who puts Kent in the stocks?
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Regan
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Why is Kent put in the stocks?
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for fighting Oswald
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Who refuses to marry Cordelia after she loses all of her inheritance?
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The Duke of Burgundy
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Who marries Cordelia, even after she loses her inheritance?
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The King of France
Term
In what way does Edmund FIRST decieve his father (Gloucester) ?
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with a letter
Term
Which two characters does King Lear banish in the first scene?
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Kent and Cordelia
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What does Poor Tom say his old occupation was?
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a serving man
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In scene 4, act II, who says that their father, King Lear, is senile?
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Goneril
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Which of the two Dukes does Kent suggest Lear prefers?
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The Duke of Albany
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Which daughter speaks of their love of Lear first?
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Goneril
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Who is Edmund's "goddess"?
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nature
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