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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 advises the king to refuse the war?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Warrington.

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

3. Who says, "Now I have all the power... and I'm a slave. Worse."?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Lear.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Bodice.

4. Whom does Lear accuse of betraying him in court?
(a) Old Sailor.
(b) Councillor.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Judge.

5. What does Carpenter tell the soldiers they don't have left?
(a) A chance.
(b) A cause.
(c) A leader.
(d) A HQ.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?

4. What sound startles the soldiers in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. What is Bodice doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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