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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is leading Lear in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The Ghost.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Susan.
(d) Jason.

2. Who is the Junior Officer in the last scene?
(a) The Farmer's Boy.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(d) Thomas.

3. What does Fontanelle beg of Lear in Act 2?
(a) To kill her.
(b) To let her be Queen.
(c) To reason with the soldiers to let them free.
(d) To kill himself.

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

5. What character is introduced in Act 3?
(a) John.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) Susan.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is gagged in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. Where does Act 3, Scene 4 take place?

3. What has Cordelia ordered Lear to stop doing?

4. What role does Lear play in the play?

5. What frightens the pigs, making them run?

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