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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 news from her aides does Fontanelle tell Bodice in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Their father has escaped.
(b) The rebels have won the war.
(c) Their husbands have run away.
(d) Warrington is on his way.

2. What does Lear tell Bodice he has done to Fontanelle in the cell?
(a) Freed her.
(b) Loved her.
(c) Destroyed her.
(d) Forgiven her.

3. Why doesn't the Old Orderly know Lear's crime?
(a) The fire killed the judge.
(b) He died.
(c) He was brainwashed.
(d) The records were lost.

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?
(a) Susan.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Bodice.

5. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The well.
(b) The prison.
(c) The church.
(d) The graveyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests the workman be imprisoned rather than executed?

2. Why does Lear insist his enemies hate him?

3. Who offers to help Lear escape the prison?

4. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?

5. Where does the Ghost promise to lead Lear after leaving the prison?

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