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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, "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"?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Susan.

2. Why does Lear insist his enemies hate him?
(a) He has built a wall.
(b) He has taken their kingdoms.
(c) He has starved their people.
(d) He killed their fathers.

3. Where are the civilians being sent in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) To the highlands.
(b) To war.
(c) A work camp.
(d) To the well.

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

5. What does the Wounded Soldier see before he dies onstage?
(a) The moon.
(b) His wife.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lear beg the son not to do in Act 2, Scene 7?

2. Where do Bodice and Fontanelle plan to meet at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Where is the farmer's boy going?

4. Who approaches Lear and the Ghost in Act 2, Scene 7?

5. Which character says, "Politics is the higher form of justice"?

(see the answer key)

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