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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who appears to Lear in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Councillor.
(c) Warrington.
(d) The Ghost.

3. What action does Bodice perform throughout Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) She sings.
(b) She paints.
(c) She paces.
(d) She knits.

4. Which of the following is one of Lear's daughters?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Susan.
(d) Warrington.

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Prison.
(b) The King's Chambers.
(c) The Battlefield.
(d) The Daughters' War Council.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Carpenter's name?

2. What is the name of the Orderly?

3. What does Bodice say as she leaves Lear's prison cell?

4. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?

5. Which character says, "I feel confidence in my bones. That's never failed me. If only I were a young man" in Act 1, Scene 2?

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