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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 gift from her childhood does Fontanelle remind her father of when she stands trial against him?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cow.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

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

3. Who stabs knitting needles into Warrington's ears?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Lear.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Fontanelle.

4. Who enters with a wooden box in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Lear.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The Carpenter.
(d) The Gravedigger's Boy.

5. Why does Bodice say she had troops bring North and Cornwall back?
(a) She loves her husband.
(b) They will fight the rebels.
(c) They are heroic.
(d) They need their armies.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who offers to help Lear escape the prison?

3. What action does Bodice perform throughout Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What does Bodice hand to Fontanelle in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What are the soldiers studying in Act 2, Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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