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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lear, in an aside, tell his daughter the workman is being executed?
(a) Because he's really a traitor.
(b) To make the workers work faster.
(c) Because he's hired by Cornwall.
(d) Because his hut is unlivable.

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

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

4. What does the Boy say his wife keeps?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Horses.
(d) Sheep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?

2. Who enters carrying bread and water in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. What does the Carpenter bring to the Wife?

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?

5. What do the soldiers do to the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?

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