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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, "I've always wanted to sit on a man's lungs"?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Warrington.

2. To whom does Lear say, "Don't ask them for favours. Walk with us. Be gentle and don't pull," in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Carpenter.

3. What does Lear help the Wife do?
(a) Gather the pigs.
(b) Hang laundry.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Pick vegetables.

4. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A prison.
(b) A church.
(c) A battle field.
(d) A parade ground.

5. What news from her aides does Fontanelle tell Bodice in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Their father has escaped.
(b) Their husbands have run away.
(c) The rebels have won the war.
(d) Warrington is on his way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bodice hand to Fontanelle in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. Who speaks of an animal in a cage at the trial?

3. Who is addressing a battle regiment in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the soldiers are doing?

5. What does the Wounded Soldier see before he dies onstage?

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