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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character says, "If God made the world, might would always be right, that would be so wise, we'd be spared so much suffering. But we made the world--out of our smallness and weakness"?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) The Ghost.
(c) Lear.
(d) Cordelia.

2. Who returns in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) The Steward.
(c) The Ghost.
(d) The child.

3. Who says, "I tried to follow you but when we got out in the open the wind was too strong, it pushed me back"?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) The Ghost.
(d) Bodice.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where are the civilians being sent in Act 2, Scene 7?

3. Who offers to help Lear escape the prison?

4. What are the soldiers studying in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. Why doesn't Thomas want the others to stay at the house?

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