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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been captured in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Lear.
(d) Cordelia.

2. Whom does Carpenter have tied up when he arrives in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) Lear.
(d) Cordelia.

3. Whom does Lear ask for while in the prison cell?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) His daughters.
(d) The Gravedigger's Boy.

4. Who arrives after the soldiers leave in Act 3 Scene 1?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Ben.
(d) Fontanelle.

5. Who says, "Men destroy themselves and say it's their duty? It's not possible"?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Lear.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) The Ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Small Man say he looks ragged to Thomas?

2. What does Carpenter tell the soldiers they don't have left?

3. What does the prisoner do to Fontanelle's body?

4. Who asks to stay with Lear in his cell?

5. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?

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