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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bodice hand to Fontanelle in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Her mirror.
(b) Their marriage licenses.
(c) Her wool.
(d) Warrants to sign.

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?
(a) The war room.
(b) King's quarters.
(c) Prison area.
(d) The chapel.

3. What does Bodice demand be handed to Lear while at the trial?
(a) A letter.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A goblet.
(d) A baby.

4. What does Lear think attacked him in his sleep?
(a) A wild bear.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A wolf.

5. Who has been captured in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Warrington.
(b) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(c) Lear.
(d) Cordelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?

2. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

3. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?

4. Where is Lear taken after the trial?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the Wounded Soldier in Act 2 Scene 3?

2. Who is leading a revolution against Bodice and Fontanelle? How do we learn this information?

3. Why do Fontanelle and Bodice capture their husbands and keep them imprisoned?

4. How is the Wife of Gravedigger's Boy relevant to the plot? How does she feel about Lear living with her and her husband?

5. Why does the Ghost not go with Lear when Lear is taken from the cell?

6. What is the argument between Lear and the Gravedigger's Wife? How do these characters feel about each other?

7. Describe the symbolic relevance of the cradle and the wall. Compare and contrast the two.

8. Why does Carpenter refuse to untie the prisoners once he has captured the soldiers in Act 2?

9. What does Warrington advise the king regarding the war with Bodice and Fontanelle? What is Lear's reply?

10. What is the significance of the image of Bodice and Fontanelle as children in Lear's cell?

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