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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. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Graveyard.
(b) Prison.
(c) Courtroom.
(d) Woods.

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

3. 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) Susan.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Fontanelle.

4. What does Lear find on the ground in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Blood.
(b) A sword.
(c) Bread.
(d) A dead soldier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Carpenter bring to the Wife?

2. What has killed one of the workers on the wall?

3. What does Fontanelle complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Who has asked Warrington to betray the king?

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

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