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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Lear accuse of betraying him in court?
(a) Old Sailor.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Judge.

2. What does Bodice say as she leaves Lear's prison cell?
(a) The war has ended.
(b) Mother's dead. I must serve tea.
(c) I'm taking you to hell with me.
(d) You'll be executed tomorrow.

3. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The well.
(b) The church.
(c) The prison.
(d) The graveyard.

4. What action does Bodice perform throughout Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) She knits.
(b) She sings.
(c) She paints.
(d) She paces.

5. Who spots Lear and creeps up on him from behind in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Fontanelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the soldiers are doing?

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

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

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

5. Who does the Boy's Wife see outside the house?

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