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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to help Lear escape the prison?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) The Ghost.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Bodice.

2. Who accompanies Lear in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Commandant.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) The Ghost.

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

4. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?
(a) A dagger.
(b) Blood.
(c) Soil.
(d) A baby.

5. What role does Lear play in the play?
(a) Nihilist.
(b) Tragic hero.
(c) Antihero.
(d) Antagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Ghost promise to lead Lear after leaving the prison?

2. Who accompanies the soldiers in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?

4. What does Bodice demand be handed to Lear while at the trial?

5. What is the name of the Orderly?

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