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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. Where is Lear taken after the trial?
(a) A prison cell.
(b) The guillotine.
(c) The graveyard.
(d) The firing squad.

2. Who shoots the workman in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Lear.
(b) The Firing Squad.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Bodice.

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

4. What is the Carpenter's name?
(a) Eric.
(b) John.
(c) William.
(d) James.

5. What has killed one of the workers on the wall?
(a) An explosion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A fallen stone.
(d) A fallen axe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who initially protests the execution of the workman at the wall?

3. Which character says, "They are my sheep and if one of them is lost I'd take fire to hell to bring him out"?

4. 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"?

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

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