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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 foretells how Lear's army will attack in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) North.
(c) The Carpenter.
(d) Bodice.

2. Who speaks of an animal in a cage at the trial?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Old Sailor.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Lear.

3. 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?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Lear.
(d) Warrington.

4. Who says, "To fight like us you must hate. We can't trust a man unless he hates"?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Lear.

5. For whom does Lear call when he's being led by the soldiers?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) The Ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?

2. Why does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the Carpenter is always around?

3. What does Lear help the Wife do?

4. Who is gagged in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. What is the Carpenter's name?

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