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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the story about that Lear tells in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A horse.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A bird.

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

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

4. What do the soldiers do to the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?
(a) Shoot her.
(b) Arrest her.
(c) Rape her.
(d) Drown her.

5. Where does Act 2, Scene 6 take place?
(a) The War Room.
(b) The battlefield.
(c) The woods.
(d) Lear's cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Carpenter tell Fontanelle has been captured?

2. Who does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear has left him, and "wanted a horse to take him to town"?

3. Why do the soldiers enter Lear's prison cell in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who is leading the rebel army against the sisters?

5. What character is introduced in Act 3?

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