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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bodice say as she leaves Lear's prison cell?
(a) The war has ended.
(b) I'm taking you to hell with me.
(c) Mother's dead. I must serve tea.
(d) You'll be executed tomorrow.

2. What is the name of the Orderly?
(a) Simon.
(b) William.
(c) Ben.
(d) John.

3. What does the Gravedigger's Boy find in the well?
(a) A soldier.
(b) Warrington's body.
(c) A dead pig.
(d) A knife.

4. How have Lear's daughters had contact with the dukes?
(a) Through servants.
(b) Visits with the dukes in the castle.
(c) Letters and photographs.
(d) Secret meetings.

5. What weapons do the rebel soldiers carry?
(a) Battle-axes.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Scimitars.
(d) Swords.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has killed one of the workers on the wall?

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

3. Who asks to stay with Lear in his cell?

4. What happens to the prisoners who are led out in Act 2, Scene 6?

5. For whom are the soldiers looking in Act 3, Scene 1?

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