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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is brought in with a rebel soldier in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Leonice.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Fontanelle.

2. Who is the first to sit on the witness stand at Lear's trial?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Cleric.
(d) Warrington.

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?
(a) Put him in prison.
(b) Banish him.
(c) Free him.
(d) Execute him.

4. Which character says, "Politics is the higher form of justice"?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Lear.
(c) Judge.
(d) Fontanelle.

5. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The prison.
(b) The well.
(c) The church.
(d) The graveyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?

2. What happened to the gift Fontanelle was given as a child?

3. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

4. Which character says, "I feel confidence in my bones. That's never failed me. If only I were a young man" in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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