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

2. What are the soldiers studying in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) A ravine.
(b) A map.
(c) A canyon.
(d) A dead soldier.

3. What weapons do the rebel soldiers carry?
(a) Swords.
(b) Scimitars.
(c) Battle-axes.
(d) Rifles.

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

5. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?
(a) A dagger.
(b) Blood.
(c) A baby.
(d) Soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?

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

3. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

4. Which character says, "I've always wanted to sit on a man's lungs"?

5. Who enters with a wooden box in Act 1, Scene 7?

(see the answer key)

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