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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. Which character says, "O don't waste your hypocrisy on me. You tried to kill yours once. My spies told me and they don't lie. They're the only moral institution in this country"?
(a) Lear.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Fontanelle.

2. Who is gagged in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) Lear.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Warrington.

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 wants to steal the water.
(c) He works for the army.
(d) He's spying on them.

4. Where is the farmer's boy going?
(a) To the castle.
(b) To the fields.
(c) To join the army.
(d) To the work camp.

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?
(a) Free him.
(b) Banish him.
(c) Put him in prison.
(d) Execute him.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Lear say, "Don't ask them for favours. Walk with us. Be gentle and don't pull," in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. Where did the "wild man" hide?

3. Who offers to help Lear escape the prison?

4. What does Bodice say regarding the prisons in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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