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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the original <i>King Lear</i> upon which Bond based his play?
(a) Shaw.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Williams.

2. Who arrives after the soldiers leave in Act 3 Scene 1?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Ben.
(d) Cordelia.

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

4. Who accompanies the soldiers in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Lear.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Councillor.

5. Who is McFearson?
(a) The Gravedigger Boy's son.
(b) The Small Man.
(c) Cordelia's husband.
(d) Lear's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. Whose food does Lear offer to the newcomers at the house?

3. What role does Lear play in the play?

4. For whom does Lear call when he's being led by the soldiers?

5. What does Lear tell Bodice he has done to Fontanelle in the cell?

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