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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. Why do the soldiers enter Lear's prison cell in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) To search it.
(b) To take him to the tower.
(c) To beat him.
(d) To take his daughters away.

2. What has Cordelia ordered Lear to stop doing?
(a) Speaking publicly.
(b) Fighting the rebels.
(c) Feeding the poor.
(d) Arresting soldiers.

3. Who suggests the workman be imprisoned rather than executed?
(a) The Duke of Cornwall.
(b) Lear.
(c) The Duke of Westminster.
(d) Warrington.

4. Which character says, "Virility! It'd be easier to get blood out of a stone, and far more probable. I've bribed a major on his staff to shoot him in the battle"?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Susan.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Fontanelle.

5. How does Lear order the workman killed in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Crucifixion.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is planning to marry the Duke of North?

2. Who foretells how Lear's army will attack in Act 1, Scene 3?

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. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who says, "I tried to follow you but when we got out in the open the wind was too strong, it pushed me back"?

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