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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Carpenter tell the soldiers they don't have left?
(a) A HQ.
(b) A leader.
(c) A chance.
(d) A cause.

5. What has Cordelia ordered Lear to stop doing?
(a) Speaking publicly.
(b) Feeding the poor.
(c) Fighting the rebels.
(d) Arresting soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I came here when I was cold and hungry and afraid. I wasn't turned away, and I won't turn anyone away"?

2. Where does the Ghost promise to lead Lear after leaving the prison?

3. Who returns in Act 2, Scene 6?

4. Who says, "Men destroy themselves and say it's their duty? It's not possible"?

5. What frightens the pigs, making them run?

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