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King Lear Act 3 Quiz
King Lear Act 3 Quiz
What does the mock trial symbolize?
Reunion of the family
Restoration of order
Victory over nature
Lear’s loss of reason and justice
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Which character shows compassion by helping Gloucester escape?
Regan
Oswald
A loyal servant
Goneril
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Where has Cordelia landed according to Kent’s information?
In Dover
In Ireland
In Cornwall
In Scotland
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What does Lear do while inside the hovel?
Holds a mock trial
Writes a letter
Plans revenge
Prays for Cordelia
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What disguise does Edgar use in Act 3?
A French soldier
Poor Tom, a mad beggar
A fool in Lear’s service
A court messenger
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How does Edgar as Poor Tom help Lear?
He begs for money
He betrays him to Edmund
He mocks his madness
He offers companionship and distraction
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What happens to Cornwall after blinding Gloucester?
He is fatally wounded by a servant
He flees to France
He is crowned king
He repents and frees Gloucester
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How does Edmund react to Gloucester’s confession?
He joins his father
He warns Lear
He betrays him to Cornwall
He flees the castle
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Where does Lear, Kent, and the Fool find shelter?
Albany’s estate
A cave near Dover
Gloucester’s barn
A hovel on the heath
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Where is Lear during most of Act 3 Scene 1?
In Gloucester’s castle
In France
At Goneril’s castle
On the heath in the storm
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Who participates in Lear’s imaginary trial?
Oswald and Edmund
The Fool and Poor Tom
Kent and Gloucester
Regan and Goneril
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Who guides the blinded Gloucester afterward?
The Fool
Edgar disguised as Poor Tom
Kent
Oswald
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What punishment does Cornwall inflict on Gloucester?
He imprisons him
He exiles him
He gouges out his eyes
He tortures him on the rack
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Who stays with Lear during the storm despite danger?
Goneril
The Fool
Albany
Edgar
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How does Lear describe himself in the storm?
As a man more sinned against than sinning
As a father beyond redemption
As a king betrayed by fate
As a fool among wiser men
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After being blinded, where is Gloucester sent?
To Lear’s hovel
To Regan’s estate
Out into the storm
To France
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Why does Gloucester risk his life in Act 3?
To find Edgar
To flee from Dover
To hide Edmund
To aid Lear against Regan and Cornwall
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Who tries to stop Gloucester’s blinding but is killed?
Regan
Kent
A servant
Albany
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Who remains loyal and searches for Lear in the storm?
Kent
Edmund
Oswald
Albany
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What does Kent give to the Gentleman to deliver to Cordelia?
A ring
A letter
A crown
A map
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What mental state does Lear begin to show in the hovel?
Calm acceptance
Madness
Joyful reflection
Complete clarity
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What does Gloucester reveal to Edmund before leaving to help Lear?
His will in Edmund’s favor
A letter about a French army coming to aid Lear
His plan to banish Kent
His intention to surrender
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What natural event dominates Act 3 of King Lear?
A drought
A heavy snowfall
A heatwave
A violent storm
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What does Kent learn from the Gentleman in Act 3 Scene 1?
There is conflict between Albany and Cornwall
Lear has been captured
Cordelia has died
The Fool has betrayed Lear
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What realization does Gloucester have after being blinded?
He regrets trusting Edmund but not Edgar
He blames Lear for his suffering
He sees truth more clearly without eyes
He has no regrets
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How does Act 3 end symbolically?
Lear regains sanity
Lear and Gloucester both reach their lowest point
Regan reconciles with Lear
Cordelia reclaims the throne
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Who discovers Lear’s suffering on the heath and vows to help him?
Albany
Cornwall
Gloucester
Burgundy
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What overarching theme is reinforced by Gloucester’s blinding?
Divine reward
Insight through suffering
Fate’s fairness
Political corruption
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What theme is highlighted by the storm’s chaos?
Political stability
Family reconciliation
Justice prevailing over evil
Nature mirroring human disorder
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Who first shelters Lear during the storm?
Kent
Regan
Gloucester
The Fool
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