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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. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The graveyard.
(b) The prison.
(c) The church.
(d) The well.

2. Who tells Lear that Cordelia will come the following day in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The Ghost.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Susan.

3. What happens to the captured soldier in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) He is freed.
(b) He is hanged.
(c) He joins the rebels.
(d) He is shot.

4. Who says, "I tried to follow you but when we got out in the open the wind was too strong, it pushed me back"?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) The Ghost.

5. Who initially protests the execution of the workman at the wall?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(d) Bodice.

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. What does Lear ask of Fontanelle while in the prison cell?

3. What are the soldiers studying in Act 2, Scene 5?

4. For whom does Lear call when he's being led by the soldiers?

5. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?

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