Use this editable quiz to evaluate reading comprehension related to Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear. An answer key is included. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to help high school students focus on key aspects of characters, settings, and conflicts. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Edmund’s newest methods of compromising Edgar’s reputation
• A physical confrontation and its instigator’s punishment
• Gloucester’s reluctance to offer help
• Edgar’s decision to assume a new identity
• King Lear’s reaction to Kent’s punishment
• King Lear’s efforts to seek clarification on what led to Kent’s situation
• An argument among father and daughters
• King Lear’s isolation