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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Bodice.

2. Which character says, "Virility! It'd be easier to get blood out of a stone, and far more probable. I've bribed a major on his staff to shoot him in the battle"?
(a) Susan.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Fontanelle.

3. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The woods.
(b) The King's Quarters.
(c) The prison.
(d) The War Chamber.

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

5. Which character says, "I've always wanted to sit on a man's lungs"?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Fontanelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the gift Fontanelle was given as a child?

2. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

3. What does the Boy say his wife keeps?

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?

5. Whom does Lear accuse of betraying him in court?

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