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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. What is the Carpenter's name?
(a) William.
(b) John.
(c) Eric.
(d) James.

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

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

4. Who has ordered Warrington's tongue cut out?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Lear.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Fontanelle.

5. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?
(a) An actor.
(b) Himself.
(c) His son.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lear help the Wife do?

2. What weapons do the rebel soldiers carry?

3. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

5. Which character says, "O don't waste your hypocrisy on me. You tried to kill yours once. My spies told me and they don't lie. They're the only moral institution in this country"?

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