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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 is addressing a battle regiment in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Lear.

2. What sound startles the soldiers in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) A car.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) Cannon fire.
(d) A train.

3. What is used to kill Bodice?
(a) A noose.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A bayonet.
(d) Fire.

4. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Thomas.
(b) His daughters.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Warrington.

5. What does Lear think attacked him in his sleep?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A wild bear.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose food does Lear offer to the newcomers at the house?

2. What action does Bodice perform throughout Act 1, Scene 3?

3. How does Lear respond to the judge when asked, "And these ladies are your daughters?"?

4. How much time passes between Act 3, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 3?

5. Who spots Lear and creeps up on him from behind in Act 1, Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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