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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. What does Bodice say as she leaves Lear's prison cell?
(a) The war has ended.
(b) I'm taking you to hell with me.
(c) Mother's dead. I must serve tea.
(d) You'll be executed tomorrow.

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

3. Why does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the Carpenter is always around?
(a) He's in love with his wife.
(b) He works for the army.
(c) He wants to steal the water.
(d) He's spying on them.

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

5. What does Fontanelle complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Her feet are wet.
(b) She is hungry.
(c) She doesn't approve of the wall.
(d) Her hands are cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lear order the workman killed in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 5?

3. What job does the Wife give the Carpenter to do?

4. Who does the Boy's Wife see outside the house?

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?

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