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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to convince Susan to leave with him?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Lear.
(c) The Ghost.
(d) John.

2. Who is gagged in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Lear.
(b) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Warrington.

3. Who does Lear ask to lead him on a journey in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Susan.
(d) Carpenter.

4. Why doesn't Thomas want the others to stay at the house?
(a) They are dangerous.
(b) They'll be persecuted.
(c) They are soldiers.
(d) They are spies.

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

6. What historical event shaped Edward Bond's writing?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Great Famine.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

7. What does the Junior Officer do to Lear in the last scene?
(a) Shoots him.
(b) Leaves him.
(c) Frees him.
(d) Hangs him.

8. Where does the Ghost promise to lead Lear after leaving the prison?
(a) To the house he lived in.
(b) To the church.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To the battle field.

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

10. Where does Act 2, Scene 6 take place?
(a) Lear's cell.
(b) The battlefield.
(c) The woods.
(d) The War Room.

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

12. Who does Carpenter tell Fontanelle has been captured?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Lear.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) The Ghost.

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

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

15. 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?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Fontanelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was <i>Lear</i> written?

2. Why is the Ghost upset with Lear in Act 3, Scene 3?

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

4. Who says, "You have two enemies, lies and the truth. You sacrifice truth to destroy lies, and you sacrifice life to destroy death. It isn't sane"?

5. Who accompanies Lear in Act 2, Scene 7?

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