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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 says, "Now I have all the power... and I'm a slave. Worse."?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Lear.
(d) Carpenter.

2. What is the Carpenter's name?
(a) Eric.
(b) James.
(c) William.
(d) John.

3. Who does Lear want to live for at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The Ghost.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Cordelia.

4. Who advises the king to refuse the war?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Warrington.

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?
(a) Banish him.
(b) Execute him.
(c) Put him in prison.
(d) Free him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?

2. Who says in an aside that she is disappointed in her husband?

3. Why does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the Carpenter is always around?

4. What happens to the captured soldier in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Which character says, "Politics is the higher form of justice"?

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