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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear has left him, and "wanted a horse to take him to town"?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Fontanelle.

2. Why doesn't the Old Orderly know Lear's crime?
(a) He died.
(b) The fire killed the judge.
(c) The records were lost.
(d) He was brainwashed.

3. Who plans to marry the Duke of Cornwall?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Fontanelle.

4. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?
(a) Soil.
(b) Blood.
(c) A baby.
(d) A dagger.

5. What is the name of the Orderly?
(a) John.
(b) Ben.
(c) William.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to help Lear escape the prison?

2. Who is the first to sit on the witness stand at Lear's trial?

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

4. Who does Lear want to live for at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

5. Who speaks of an animal in a cage at the trial?

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