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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is brought in with a rebel soldier in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Leonice.
(d) Cordelia.
2. Who asks Lear to stand up in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The farmer's wife.
(d) The Ghost.
3. Who accompanies Lear in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Commandant.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) The Ghost.
(d) Cordelia.
4. What happened to Lear before leaving the prison cell?
(a) His tongue was cut out.
(b) His eyes were removed.
(c) He was scalded.
(d) His arm was severed.
5. How does Fontanelle die?
(a) She is poisoned.
(b) She is beheaded.
(c) She is shot.
(d) She is hanged.
6. Who arrives asking for water in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Small Man.
(b) Constable.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Carpenter.
7. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The well.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) The church.
(d) The prison.
8. Where does Act 2, Scene 6 take place?
(a) Lear's cell.
(b) The woods.
(c) The War Room.
(d) The battlefield.
9. Where does Act 3, Scene 4 take place?
(a) At the wall.
(b) At the castle.
(c) At the grave.
(d) At the battle field.
10. What historical event shaped Edward Bond's writing?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Great Famine.
(d) The Vietnam War.
11. Where does the Ghost promise to lead Lear after leaving the prison?
(a) To the church.
(b) To the house he lived in.
(c) To the battle field.
(d) To the cemetery.
12. Who approaches Lear and the Ghost in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) A farmer.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Cordelia.
13. What sound startles the soldiers in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Cannon fire.
(c) A car.
(d) A train.
14. Which character says, "I have lived with murderers and thugs, there are limits to their greed and violence, but you decent, honest men devour the earth"?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Lear.
15. What do the prisoners pass around in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Bread.
(b) A bandage.
(c) A knife.
(d) A water can.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why doesn't Thomas want the others to stay at the house?
2. What is one of Lear's greatest flaws?
3. Who is leading Lear in Act 3, Scene 4?
4. What do the soldiers tell the Small Man will be done to him in Act 3, Scene 2?
5. What does Fontanelle beg of Lear in Act 2?
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