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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, "Politics is the higher form of justice"?
(a) Judge.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Lear.
(d) Bodice.

2. Why does the Boy say his wife is upset?
(a) She's crazy.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She's been tortured.
(d) She's pregnant.

3. What does Fontanelle beg of Lear in Act 2?
(a) To reason with the soldiers to let them free.
(b) To kill himself.
(c) To kill her.
(d) To let her be Queen.

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

5. Where does the Ghost promise to lead Lear after leaving the prison?
(a) To the house he lived in.
(b) To the church.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To the battle field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Boy say his wife keeps?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?

4. What does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the soldiers are doing?

5. What does Lear kneel by in Act 2, Scene 7?

(see the answer key)

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