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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests the workman be imprisoned rather than executed?
(a) The Duke of Cornwall.
(b) The Duke of Westminster.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Lear.

2. Who tries to convince Susan to leave with him?
(a) John.
(b) The Ghost.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Lear.

3. Who claims he has been blind for seven years on the stand at Lear's trial?
(a) Cleric.
(b) Old Sailor.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Lear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots the workman in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who tells Lear that Cordelia will come the following day in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What does Fontanelle beg of Lear in Act 2?

4. What has killed one of the workers on the wall?

5. Who does Carpenter tell Fontanelle has been captured?

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