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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Small Man say they're saying in the camps?
(a) That Lear will blow up the wall.
(b) That there's a revolution brewing.
(c) That Cordelia will have them all killed.
(d) That Lear is a traitor.

2. Why does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the Carpenter is always around?
(a) He wants to steal the water.
(b) He works for the army.
(c) He's in love with his wife.
(d) He's spying on them.

3. Who is present in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) Lewis.

4. Who enters with a wooden box in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The Carpenter.
(d) Lear.

5. Why does the Small Man say he looks ragged to Thomas?
(a) He was beaten by thugs.
(b) He's been living with wolves.
(c) He's a spy.
(d) He was fighting in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lear help the Wife do?

2. Which character says, "O don't waste your hypocrisy on me. You tried to kill yours once. My spies told me and they don't lie. They're the only moral institution in this country"?

3. Who says, "Now I have all the power... and I'm a slave. Worse."?

4. What weapons do the rebel soldiers carry?

5. What happens to the captured soldier in Act 2, Scene 3?

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