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

2. What gift from her childhood does Fontanelle remind her father of when she stands trial against him?
(a) A cow.
(b) A horse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

3. Who does Lear want to live for at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) The Ghost.

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Daughters' War Council.
(b) The Prison.
(c) The Battlefield.
(d) The King's Chambers.

5. Why does Bodice say she had troops bring North and Cornwall back?
(a) She loves her husband.
(b) They will fight the rebels.
(c) They need their armies.
(d) They are heroic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the prisoners pass around in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?

3. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?

4. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

5. What is the Carpenter's name?

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