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

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

3. What do the soldiers contemplate doing in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Murder.
(b) Deserting.
(c) Interrogation.
(d) Suicide.

4. Who says in an aside that she is disappointed in her husband?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Susan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has ordered Warrington's tongue cut out?

2. What gift from her childhood does Fontanelle remind her father of when she stands trial against him?

3. 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?

4. 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"?

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

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