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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 arrives asking for water in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Small Man.
(b) Constable.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Cordelia.

2. What is the name of the Orderly?
(a) John.
(b) Ben.
(c) Simon.
(d) William.

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

4. What do the soldiers contemplate doing in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Murder.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Interrogation.
(d) Deserting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has killed one of the workers on the wall?

2. Which of the following is one of Lear's daughters?

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

4. What does Lear help the Wife do?

5. What is Bodice doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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