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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has asked Warrington to betray the king?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) Lear's daughters.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Cordelia.

2. What gift from her childhood does Fontanelle remind her father of when she stands trial against him?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A dog.

3. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Prison.
(b) Woods.
(c) Courtroom.
(d) Graveyard.

4. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Lear.

5. How does Lear respond to the judge when asked, "And these ladies are your daughters?"?
(a) No.
(b) I loved them.
(c) Yes.
(d) They betrayed me.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is leading the rebel army against the sisters?

2. Which character says, "I feel confidence in my bones. That's never failed me. If only I were a young man" in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What is the name of the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?

4. 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?

5. Who is brought in with a rebel soldier in Act 2, Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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